Take No. X-400
Action
We see the doorway. In this
attitude Matahi enters the hut.
Reri in her ecstasy flings herself
into his arms. Matahi as if joking
holds the box in his hand high up
beyond her reach. She reaches for
it nevertheless, but he holds it
still higher. When she desists
quickly he buries it in his pareu
and pats the box as if to say:
"There they are and there they
will stay!" He presses her head
close to his bosom so she will not [...]
Notes
afternoon
Reri
pandanus fruit
wreath
ANNA
WREATH
Comment
The "afternoon / ANNA WREATH" notes are from Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau; the handwriting "Reri [...]" is from David Flaherty. The type of crossing out used in the take's description indicates that it was not filmed.
Record type
Current continuity
Data Record No.
CON-690
Page number on paper
11
SDK page number
118
Shot No.
X-400.