Opening Scene Annabelle is immediately introduced to us in the opening scene.
She is riding with her mother (Senator Tillman) to be dumped off at her new Catholic boarding school, St. Catherine's.
She's wearing a denim jacket covered in assorted patches (rock bands and political statements, I assume) and playing with
her Buddhist prayer beads. She doesn't look very happy and neither does her mother. We also see the front page
of the newspaper, "Senator's Daughter Causes Trouble Again," which shows Annabelle with out-stretched hand to apparently shield
her face from the camera. Mother dumps daughter at boarding school and leaves. (I don't think that we're supposed
to like Senator Tillman.)
Classroom scene, Cat's poem Now we meet Cat who is sharing her haiku about
smoking in Miss Bradley's class. "My cigarette burns like a flame, my lungs will never be the same, I puff and I puff,
I can't get enough, Oh well--I'll get cancer just the same." We automatically become fond of Miss Bradley after
she shares her response to Cat's poem. "Very nice Catherine, but remember the beauty of poetry is in the details.
Next time you might want to be more specific about which brand you smoke." (Not what we would expect from a Catholic
school teacher.) Afterwards, Miss Bradley asks another student, (Collins, who is a cutter) to read her poem, but Collins
hesitates. Cat takes Collins very personal poem from her desk and reads it aloud. "A single blade. Cold.
Alone. Misunderstood. Causing fear to move through my soul like wind....." Miss Bradley swipes the paper
from Cat's hands and requests that she stay after class, and we determine (if we hadn't already) that Cat is a SNOT!
Annabelle meets some classmates Kristin introduces herself to Annabelle as A- is waiting
for "someone to come get her." Kristin identifies A- as Senator Tillman's daughter and is quite impressed. Annabelle
lights up a cigarette and Cat shows up and notices Annabelle's guitar. She makes a snotty "Rock star!" comment and warns
A- about smoking in front of the faculty.
Meeting Miss Bradley (Deleted Scene) Katherine Brooks was right to have deleted this
scene. Although we miss the initial meeting of this pair, Brooks deleted several scenes that made Annabelle look like
a crazy stalker. In the deleted scene, Annabelle immediately takes a fancy to Miss Bradley and asks her what her name
is.
Miss B: "My students call me Miss Bradley."
Annabelle: "Well, I'm not your student."
Miss B: "You will be."
Annabelle: (In a sly, sexy tone of voice, while giving Miss B. a once over.) "That's the best
news I've heard all day."
I got the impression that Annabelle had just undressed Miss Bradley with her eyes. Afterwards,
Miss B- informs A- that she's not allowed to smoke on school property.
The first scene in the below video shows
the deleted scene of Annabelle's and Simone's first meeting.
In the administrative hall We missed the above deleted scene, so this is as close as
we get to Annabelle's and Miss Bradley's introduction in the movie. Miss. B- takes Annabelle to Mother Immaculata's
office, after warning her to take off her nose ring and to hide the Buddhist prayer beads under her shirt. It's
all very matter of fact, and the only indication that we might have at this point that A- is attracted to Miss Bradley,
is a quick, almost bashful glance as A- enters Mother Immaculata's office.
The Lunchroom The scene opens with a prayer and Annabelle sitting by herself.
Collins (the cutter) makes a bee-line for A-'s table to befriend the new student. Collins informs A- that Miss Bradley
is cool and lets them stay up late on the weekends and sometimes order pizza. Collins cowardly, but quickly, leaves
the table when Cat appears--to avoid Cat's spiteful remarks, one would assume. Kristin shows up, taking Collins now-empty-seat,
and we find out (from Cat) that Kristin is repeating her senior year--and we are reminded, once again, that Cat's a SNOT!
Annabelle the Stalker (Another deleted scene) Annabelle hears Miss Bradley's music playing
while in the hall smoking a cigarette. She follows the sound of the music to Miss B-'s room and eyes her as Miss. B-
is painting black and white photographs (which, I must add, is becoming a lost art). Miss B- senses that she is being
ogled and turns and asks, "Did you want something?" Annabelle smiles coyly and replies, "No, I just heard your
music." They have a bit of a staring contest, and Annabelle leaves after flashing a seductive look and smile.
Miss B- watches her walk away, and one would assume that she's thinking, "What in the hell is wrong with her?"
Annabelle's new dorm room A- walks into her new dorm room where she is apparently sharing
a room with Cat, Kristin and Collins. Collins uncovers Prissy, a presumably-orphaned porcupine that she found in
the woods. Cat warns Annabelle of Prissy's "wicked gas" and we realize that Miss Bradley really is a cool teacher
when Collins shares with us that only they (her roomies) and Miss B- know about Prissy. Cat informs us that the reason
that Miss B- lets Collins keep Prissy is because Collins has no friends. The next line is Prissy's. (Personally,
I think it's rather impressive that they included the porcupine in the script--in spite of the fact that Prissy's line
was more anal than it was verbal.)
Annabelle's first day of class The scene opens with Miss Bradley reading Walt Whitman's
poem, Song of Myself, "My respiration and inspiration.....the beating of my heart.....the passing of blood and air through
my lungs.....a few light kisses.....a few embraces.....the reaching around of arms.....the song of me rising from bed and
meeting the sun" Miss B- wants to know what this poem means to her students. Cat pipes in, "Wasn't Walt Whitman
gay?" When Cat's question is confirmed she asks, "So he's writing this about another man?" Afterwards we learn
that Annabelle is an "old soul" or beyond her years in maturity. Miss B- asks specifically what the meaning is of the line,
"I celebrate myself, for every atom belonging to me belongs to you." Annabelle responds with "Because, through love,
we feel the intensity of our connection to everything and everyone. And at the core, we're all the same. We're
all one." Then Cat, makes a smart ass remark about how she's not "one" with Collins and is thrown out of class after
directing a derogatory 'cutting' remark toward her.
An amusing sermon Now we meet Father Harris, an aging priest who is telling an amusing
story of a couple of frogs who fall into a vat of cream while playing leap frog. One drowns and the other keeps swimming
until he churns the cream into butter. He constantly stumbles over his words (which I wonder if these 'stumblings' were
actually bloopers that they decided to leave in the film for comedy relief) causing the girls to snicker.
Dinner with Michael Now we find out that Miss B- has a boyfriend, a teacher for the
boys at the Catholic school, who is pressuring her to decide when she's going to move in with him. Miss B- seems to
be 'out of her element' and experiencing much discomfort. At this point in the movie, one would assume that she's an
'all work and no play' kind of gal, who happens to be in some sort of a relationship with a man, a relationship that she probably
doesn't even understand.
Classroom scene, More poetry The scene begins with Miss Bradley reading
another poem, the last few lines being, "your vast shell reaches into endless space, and there, the rich, thick fluids
rise and flow, illuminated in your infinite peace, a billion stars go spinning through the night, blazing high above your
head, but in you is the presence that will be when all the stars are dead." She asks the class what the poet was talking
about when he said "your vast shell reaches into endless space, and there, the rich, thick fluids rise and flow..."
Annabelle announces that she thinks he was talking about sex, comparing the vast shell reaching into endless space to the
body as it orgasms, and "endless space" to the possibilities open to one when they climax, and the rich, thick fluids: "Well,
that's kind of obvious." She continues on, as the classroom echoes with girlish giggles. Not surprisingly, A-
has to stay after class for making inappropriate remarks. While receiving Miss Bradley's mild lecture, A- makes her
first pass.
Miss. B: Listen, I respect my students, and I encourage you to have your own opinions...
Annabelle: But?
Miss B: But I can't help thinking that you were trying to get a rise
out of me.
Annabelle: And why would I want to do that?
Miss B: Perhaps to get attention?
Annabelle:
Or perhaps I'm intrigued.
Miss B: (With a look of confusion) Intrigued by what?
Annabelle: (With
coy eyes and smile) By you.
After conveniently ignoring this last comment, Miss B- requests that A- keep her comments
appropriate in her class.
So now we KNOW that Annabelle has the hots for Miss B-. Miss B- was probably left flattered,
but confused, but has not yet made any type of connection with Annabelle, and probably just thinks that A- is a trouble-maker
with an X-rated mind.
I am reminded, with this scene, of the scene from The Sound of Music where all the nuns are singing, "How
do we solve a problem like Maria?"
The scene opens with Annabelle trying to reach her mother who is too busy to talk
to her. Miss Bradley walks through the door and is informed by the receptionist that Mother Immaculata wants to see
her. She reports to Immaculata's office to find Immac. being yelled at over the phone by a disturbed parent--or so
one would assume. Immac. assures the parent that everything's under control, returns the phone to it's cradle,
and informs Miss B, "We need to have a serious talk about Annabelle Tillman."
Bonding over Jack Daniels in the Basement The scene opens with Annabelle playing her
guitar and Cat sharing her bottle of Jack (a present from her father). Kristin is also present and Collins soon arrives,
only to be shunned by Cat. A- invites Collins to sit next to her, and all four girls end up playing a game of "I Never."
The game is played by making an announcement, such as, "I've never had sex"--which was the suggestion made by Cat before handing
the bottle to Kristin and announcing to all present that Kristin is not a virgin. If the announcement is true, the bottle
is passed to the next person, if it's false, the holder of the bottle has to drink. After Kristin takes her required
drink, the bottle is passed to Annabelle who announces that she's never had sex with a woman, and then commences to take a
drink. Kristin and Cat are shocked and impressed and Cat says, "Finally, a lesbian! I was worried we were never
going to have one after Michelle Peters graduated." The conversation was interruped when Miss Bradley discovered the
group in their hide-away. "What are you girls doing down here?" Cat, Kristin and Collins exit, but Annabelle remains
in their basement hiding place to spend some "alone time" with Miss Bradley. A- continues smoking her cigarette and
even offers one to Miss B-, who refuses, of course. She asks A- to try to start fitting in and asks her again to remove
her nose ring and her Buddhist prayer beads. A- refuses to part with the prayer beads, shoves her half-smoked cigarette
in Miss B-'s hand, and stomps away.
Mother Immaculata This short scene consist of Mother Immaculata insisting that A- give
her the Buddhist prayer beads. (We also find out that A- has been expelled from two other schools.) A- refuses
to give up her beads, and is forced to where a rosary (plus additional rosaries for each day that she insists on wearing the
beads) to remind her how heavy a burden denying Christ can be. A- refuses to wear the rosary, but is infomed by Mother
Immac. that if she doesn't comply, her mother intends to send her to military school. A- takes the rosary and leaves.
After A- exits the room, Miss B- asks that A- be moved to another dorm because Miss B- can't control her. Then we're
given a little dab of Miss B-'s history when Mother Immac. replies, "That shouldn't be too hard of a job Simone. I was
able to control you."
Now we know Miss B-'s first name, that she was a student at St. Catherine's once upon
a time, and that she was a trouble-maker.
Back in the classroom While Miss B- is informing the class of their homework assignment,
Cat passes a note to A- which asks, "Do you have a girlfried?" A- writes "Women suck." on the note and passes is back
to Cat. Miss B- spots the note-passing and retrieves the note from Cat who warns aloud, in a sing-songy voice, "I wouldn't
read that!" Without reading it, Miss B- throws the note away, the bell rings, and Miss B- asks A- to stay after class.
She asks A- why she isn't wearing her rosary, and warns her that she doesn't want to get on Mother Immaculata's bad side.
A- approaches Miss B- and reaches for the cross pendant that hangs from her necklace. "If Mother Immaculata told you
to take this cross off, would you?" Miss B- says nothing and glances downward. A- turns to her desk, picks
up her rosary and puts it on. Miss B- is left speechless and serious (not flirtatious) eye contact is made before A-
leaves the room.
Simone's Trunk The last scene left us wondering what Simone (a.k.a. Miss Bradley)
was thinking when A- asked her about the cross that she wears. In this scene, Simone opens a trunk, removes a book,
then a photo album. Mysterious, beautiful, but ghostly music is playing int he background. Simone opens the photo
album and we see two photos of a dark-haired woman (who happens to be, in real life, the writer and producer of Loving Annabelle--Katherine
Brooks). Simone turns the page, and we see two more pictures of the same woman--one of her holding a monkey, and in
the other, the woman is holding a dog. Simone smiles, but in her smile one senses happiness and sadness. Simone
turns the page once again and we see two 8x10 photos of the woman with Simone, and it's obvious by their close proximity in
the photos that they were very close. One can only assume who the woman is at this point, but whoever she is, Simone
is saddened by her absence. Simone pulls one last photo out of the album--an 8x10 solo shot of the woman. Fade
to black.
The Library A- is sitting by herself at a table in the library, writing in her notebook.
Miss Bradley approaches her with the book that she had pulled from the trunk in the previous scene. A- is now wearing
3 or 4 rosaries, along with her Buddhist prayer beads. Miss B- sits down and says, "Maybe you can carry them in your
pocket--or hide them in your bag where no one can see them."
Annabelle: (with a look of sadness, rather than
defiance) I'll think about it.
Miss Bradley: Why are you making this so hard?
Annabelle: (reverently)
The first person I fell in love with gave them to me.
Miss Bradley: (with a sense of not having expected Annabelle's
answer) Hmm, are you still in love with him?
Annabelle: She....moved to Europe last year with her family.
For
a short moment, we see Miss Bradley look slightly uncomfortable (or at least, one could assume) and we don't know what kind
of reaction to expect from her. She reaches out and touches Annabelle's arm and thoughtfully says, "Think about it"
before leaving. Annabelle, almost expressionless, watches her walk away, and then turns to the first page of the book,
where she finds a hand-written verse: "The only real voyage of discovery consists, not in seeking new landscapes, but in having
new eyes. - Marcel Proust" Annabelle smiles and closes the book.
In this scene, one can sense both women
having a change of heart. Miss Bradley (soon to be referred to as "Simone") is trying to reach out to this troubled
child, after having felt the emotions behind the meaning of the cross, which of course, is still a mystery to us. All
we know at this point is that we can probably link the cross to the woman in the photos. Annabelle, on the other hand,
has felt attraction, lust and aggrivation toward Miss Bradley up to this point--but now another emotion starts to bubble up--one
that responds to the kindness that was just shown.
INTERVIEW QUESTION:
Erin Kelly (Annabelle) was asked when she thought Annabelle started moving from lust to love. Erin's response:
"I think it was even before that—when Simone gives her the book… Did they take out where I read the quote on the
rock?"....."Because when we shot that, in my head, that was the moment that it went from being lust to something more serious
for Annabelle. "
(The scene that Erin is talking about in the above interview was deleted from the final cut.
She's still wearing her rosary, but Annabelle sees the meaning, so she must have already received the book, but hasn't decided
to take the beads off yet. When I first saw this clip, I assumed that "S & A" were Simone and Amanda--especially
because the book came from the same trunk that the photographs of Amanda were in. I'm assuming the trunk is probably
full of momentos of Amanda. Anyway, If Annabelle is somehow able to make these connections, it would make sense that
this is the point in time when she feels her emotions for Simone getting stronger. This clip can be found below--underneath
the library clip. Or perhaps the rock scene came first, and Simone decided to write the inscription especially for Annabelle.
This confuses me because in the library she's wearing several rosaries, and at the rock, she's only wearing one.)
Under the tree As some of the girls are playing badminton, Annabelle lies beneath a
tree on campus while reading the book given to her by Miss Bradley. She is no longer wearing her Buddhist prayer beads,
and her rosary collection is now hanging on a near-by statue. She spots Miss Bradley and runs to thank her
again for the book. Miss Bradley notices that Annabelle is no longer wearing her beads and thanks her. Annabelle
turns around when Collins runs up behind, saying "Come on Annabelle, we're going to take Prissy out." Annabelle wants
to continue her conversation with Miss Bradley, so she tells Collins "Just a minute," but when she turns back, she sees
that Miss B- is walking away.
Painting Pictures & Prissy's Death Annabelle finds Miss Bradley painting photographs
in either her room or the library. (I think it's her room.) A-, after receiving permission to look at the photos,
is impressed with Miss B-'s photography skills and tells her that although she's a great teacher, that she should take up
photography. This compliment, given to Miss Bradley, has allowed Miss B- to express the most tender of emotions thus
far in the movie. Simply a sweet, modest smile and a "Thanks, sweet of you to say." When looking at a photo of
Miss B-'s parents, A- notices a resemblance between Miss B-'s mother and Mother Immaculata. A strange resemblance, had
the two not been sisters! We also find out that Miss B- is not close to her parents and hasn't seen them in a while,
and that Miss B- has been at St. Catherine's since she was 13. She left after graduating, but something drew her back.
Then Annabelle spots the photos of the woman. "Who's she?"
Miss B: That's Amanda
Annabelle:
You seem really close.
Miss B: (Emotionless) We grew up together.
Annabelle: Where is she now?
Miss B: She died a few years ago.
Annabelle:
(Heartfelt) I'm sorry.
Collins interrupts the conversation by announcing that she thinks Prissy is dead. Everyone
congregates in the dorm room, where a memorial service (of sorts) is taking place. Miss B- is standing next to Collins,
in an attempt to console her, while Cat, Kristin & Annabelle look on. Cat, in her unremarkable wisdom (sarcasm intended)
says, "Look at the bright side Collins, at least you don't have to smell her gas anymore." Collins runs out of the room
screaming "I hate you!" Annabelle persues and comforts Collins at the bottom of the staircase. Miss B- stands
at the top of the staircase looking on, just as Collins has apologized to A- for crying, and A- has replied "Don't apologize
to me." A- notices the cuts on Collins arm, pulls her close and holds her as she cries.
DELETED SCENE:
The above scene, although touching, should have been left alone. The deleted portion shows Miss B- at the top of the
stairs, then pans back to A- & Collins. After A- pulls Collins toward her to hold & comfort her, the camera
pans back to Miss B- who is obviously touched by what she is seeing. It's the first moment where we actually get to
see Simone witnessing and "taking in" the sweet, gentle, compassionate--and even nurturing side of Annabelle. In
my opinion, the scene would have been more complete with the few added seconds. One can assume from this scene, that
Miss B- never approaches Collins in her grief because Annabelle has it all under control.
Smoking Pot Annabelle sneaks off to smoke a cigarette and Cat shows up with a joint
that her father sent to her. A- is surprised that Cat's father would send her pot because she has heard that Cat is
there because she's into drugs. Cat asks, "So how's it going with Miss Bradley?" A- denies that anything is "going"
with Miss B- and denies being obsessed, but is not able to deny that she likes her. Cat shares that when she was
a freshman, she had a crush on Miss B-, but that she's not gay because she's into guys "too." (Too? Also?
In addition to girls?)
Drinks with friends Michael and Simone are having drinks with a couple
of friends--a married couple who are about to renew their vows. The scene is rather uneventful, everyone toasts, congratulations
are made, and the happy couple chatter about their up-coming ceremony. Simone looks toward the bar after taking a sip,
and momentarily catches herself gazing at a lesbian couple who are having fun and seem to love each other. She comes
back to earth and throws in an "I'm happy for you."
Although the lesbian couple were only included in a few
seconds of this scene, I think that the fact that Simone was compelled to gaze their way is significant.
Get the fuck off of me!
Michael has just finished getting his rocks off and is laying on top of Simone, who is looking bored and
out-of-place. One doesn't have to put too much thought into what is going through her mind. Perhaps, "What
am I doing here?" or "I hate my life right now." or "Is it worth all this?" Michael, on the other hand, is wearing a
shit-eating grin and is as happy as a clam. So happy, in fact, that he doesn't notice how suicidal Simone
looks right now.
Mother Immaculata's Creepy As Simone returns to the school after her night with Michael,
she quietly tries to pass Mother Immaculata's room, but Mother Immac. apparently "hears all," and calls out to Simone to come
in to her room and keep her company for a while. "We hardly spend any time together anymore." Simone informs Immac.
that they see each other all the time, but according to Immac., "It's not like it used to be." Then Immac. concludes
that Simone has been out with Michael again and informs Simone that he isn't good enough for her, while she inches a little
closer to Simone and starts to stroke her hair. This stroking of hair would have been a perfectly natural, normal thing
for a nurturing aunt to do, except that Simone's expression tells us otherwise. She is very uncomfortable with this
touching and announces that she is tired and wants to go to bed. Mother Immac. is hurt and disappointed by this and
asks Simone to wait, but she leaves the room anyway. One can only conclude from this scene that, whether Mother Immaculata's
actions are innappropriate or loving/nurturing, Simone obviously feels uncomfortable with it, and probably has for quite
some time.
INTERVIEW QUESTION #1: When Katherine Brooks (writer/director)
was asked in an interview is she ever thought Immaculata would take Simone back as a teacher (referring to the end of the
movie), KB responds: "No, I don’t think Mother Emaculata would take her back because I think she feels betrayed.
I think she feels betrayed because I think secretly she sort of wanted that with Simone…"
INTERVIEW
QUESTION #2:Diane Gaidry was asked about Simone's and Mother Immaculatas relationship.
Her response: "I just make it up in my own head…I don’t remember if Katherine was definite that there had
been any kind of abuse, but I think that Emaculata was not owning her sexuality, so that when Simone was younger, Emaculata
was sometimes inappropriate. There was an attraction she couldn’t deal with, but I don’t think she actually did
anything. That’s my fan fiction!"
Swimming Pool Scene Annabelle is taking a night-time dip in the campus swimming pool.
She's floating on her back when she hears a splash, which makes her stand and turn around. Enter Cat, who quickly approaches
A- with a lip-lock. After about 10 seconds of kissing, A- pushes Cat away. Cat want's to know why, and A- tells
her that she's not interested in being Cat's science project. Cat splashes water in A-'s face and swims away.
DELETED SCENE I'm not sure if the deleted swimming pool scene goes here or not, but I'm fairly
certain that it does, which would make this scene's time line right before Cat kissed Annabelle, or more likely, after Cat
left in a tizzy. In the deleted scene, Cat is gone and Simone is approaching the pool. Annabelle is swimming and
Simone calls out to her, "You know you can't be out here this late." A- swims to the edge of the pool and sits next
to Simone who is sitting on the edge with her feet in the water. Simone takes the towel and drapes it over A-'s shoulders
(while trying not to look at Annabelle's almost bare body), but A- shrugs it off and lets it drop off of her shoulders.
A- glances at Simone, who is doing her best to avoid eye contact, and looks somewhat nervous. A- places her hand on
Simone's thigh and Simone turns to A- with a look that seems to be a mixture of flattery, confusion and maybe even
a little temptation. Simone, in a disapproving, yet somewhat playful tone of voice, says, "Annabelle! Good night."
Simone stands and crosses behind A-, who is watching her every move. A- says "Goodnight Simone" and allows us to see
that coy, sexy look again.
This scene, which is not included in the movie, is the first time we hear A- refer to Miss
Bradley as Simone, and also the first time we see an almost 'interested' reaction on Simone's behalf, but alas, we still
have to wait, as this scene was deleted from the final cut. (A video clip of this scene is available below the following
scripted version of this scene.)
SCRIPT Ringmaster at myfandoms.com
posted the following scene from the script. As you can see, much was cut from this deleted scene.
Simone walks out to the pool...putting her feet in.
Simone: Annabelle, you know you can't be out
here this late.
Annabelle: I couldn't sleep. You shoudl get in. It feels great.
Simone: It's almost midnight.
Annabelle:
Okay, okay...I'm getting out.
Annabelle steps out of the pool and is NAKED, except for her prayer beads around her
ankle. Simone turns away.
Annabelle: I'm trying to keep track of all these rules.
Simone (under her breath):
So am I.
Annabelle: Are you okay?
Annabelle touches the base of Simone's neck.
Simone: No, I'm not.
And you need to go to bed.
Simone reaches for Annabelle's cigarettes.
Annabelle: Oh, come on. I'm not even
smoking them.
Simone: No, but you will.
Simone gets up. Annabelle grabs hold of her hand.
Annabelle:
Wait...
Simone: Annabelle, I can't be out here with you.
Annabelle: Why?
Simone: Because I'm your teacher.
Annabelle: So.
Simone: So there are boundaries that come with that.
Annabelle: What if I wasn't your
student?
Simone: But, you are.
Annabelle: And if I wasn't?
Simone looks intently at her, not sure how
to take the comment. After a moment...
Simone: Goodnight, Annabelle.
Annabelle: Goodnight, Simone.
The following film clip is of Annabelle's & Simone's deleted pool scene. The
filmed version did not follow the above script.
Flowers for Miss Bradley Class is in progress and Cat is drawing a voodoo-esque type
drawing of Annabelle, complete with ritualistic graphics and bleeding hearts. (One can assume that Cat is angry that
A- dismissed her advances.) Sister Claire enters the room with a flower delivery, making sure to let Simone know, "They're
not from me." Simone thanks her, takes the card which is addressed to Simone Bradley, Room 106. The card contains
the same verse found on the first page of the book Simone had given to A-. They make eye contact, but it's rather emotionless.
One would assume that A- feels somewhat nervous about Simone's reaction, and Simone, doesn't know what to think--or at least
gives us no indication that she does.
(A link to a video of the above scene can be found beneath the following paragraph.)
DELETED
SCENE The flowers are still on the desk, so we know that this scene belongs here. The bell has just rung,
and Kristin is having an emotional cell-phone conversation. She hangs up and A- turns around to ask her what's
wrong. Kristin informs her that her parents won't let her see her daughter for spring break. A- looks concerned,
and Miss Bradley approaches Kristin asking if she's okay. Kristin negates her feelings to Miss Bradley, but A- chimes
in, "You should be allowed to see your own daughter." Then Kristin informs us that her daughter doesn't even know that
she's her mother--she thinks that she's her older sister. Kristin starts to sob, and Annabelle and Simone make eye contact
showing their concern for Kristin.
In my opionion, this scene could have stayed. It is the missing answer to
the equation that has already been presented to us by Cat. Two and two are four. The first 'two' was when Cat
told of Kristin having to reapeat the 12th grade. The second 'two' was when Cat informed us that Kristin was not a virgin.
This scene ties the equation together and allows A- and Simone to witness each others compassionate, caring sides, once again.
Do I make you nervous? A- is sitting in bed writing in her notebook, as she hears footsteps
in the hall way. A- goes to "investigate" and is drawn to Simone's room. Simone's door is slightly ajar, and A-
enters the room. Simone informs A- that, "You can't be in here."
Annabelle: Well, I need someone to talk
to. (A- crosses over and sits next to Simone on the couch.) I've had to listen to Cat and Kristin all night debate
about what's appropriate to do on a first date. (A- makes eye contact with Simone who is looking back at her with a
'deer in the headlights' sort of look.) C'mon, (A- nudges Simone with her knee) don't you want to know what's appropriate
to do on a first date?
Simone: (nervously and shyly, while "giving in" to A-'s presence) Alright, what's appropriate
to do on a first date?
Annabelle: Well, according to them both, it all depends on how hot the guy is.....or in
Catherine's case, the girl. (Annabelle moves closer to Simone)
Simone: (surprised, nevervously, and calmly answers)
Catherine's gay? (She crosses her legs, setting a non-verbal boundary, and starts playing with her cross pendant.)
Annabelle:
I didn't say she was gay, but (short pause) she kissed me.
Simone: (looks at Annabelle, still playing with her
pendant) She kissed you, wow. (nervous tension is obvious, perhaps even a little mild jealousy?) Do you........
Did you........
Annabelle: (reassuringly) She's not my type. (pause. A- inches a little closer, turning
to Simone) You play with your necklace a lot.
Simone: (moves her hand away from the pendant after having
been caught) Nervous habit.
Annabelle (reaches for the pendant, lets go, and moves her fingers up
the neck line of Simone's V-neck blouse.) Do I make you nervous?
Both of them start "moving in" for a kiss, but
Simone thinks better of it, turns away and says "Don't." Annabelle reluctantly respects Simone's boundary and moves
back, perhaps feeling a little embarassed. She stands and leaves as Simone's tempted eyes follow her out the door.
Simone breathes a short sigh and places her forehead in hand.
This scene gives us the first indication that Simone
is responding to Annabelle's actions / affections. She is definately feeling something, but is determined to be professional
and not let Annabelle "in."
"Do I Make You Nervous?" Scene
First bath tub scene Simone is taking a bath. The phone rings, and we hear Simone's
answering machine pick up. It's Michael. As soon as Simone hears his voice, she sinks under the water in an act
of avoidance. This scene just backs up the fact that Simone is not as attached to Michael as he is to her--as if the
sex scene hadn't already done that.
Chapel fantasies Simone goes to the chapel, presumably to pray and do some soul searching.
She's obviously troubled. Her mind wanders into fantasy and she hears the door open. Annabelle enters and sits
next to Simone. Simone turns away, showing us that she's trying so hard to fight these temptations within her.
Annabelle runs her hand down Simone's leg, then knee, then to the hem of Simone's skirt. A- raises the skirt, now touching
bare leg. Simone breathes a guilty sigh of arousal, bites her lip (very sensuously, I might add) and turns to face Annabelle.
They move in, noses touching, about to kiss, when the tolling of the church bells snaps Simone from her world of fantasy.
Guilt, guilt, guilt.
Church / Fantasy Clip
Father Harris' Circus Sermon: A prelude to spring break Father Harris shares his childhood
dream of wanting to join the circus, until his childhood priest gave a sermon one day of the evil of circus life and the ever-present
circus gypsies. The camera pans around the chapel showing us faculty, students and parents who have come to pick up
their children for spring break. Toward the end of the scene, we see Annabelle looking out of the corner of her eye
in Simone's direction (who is sitting with Mother Immaculata and Sister Claire). Simone seems to feel that she's being
watched, and makes a half-hearted attempt to look, but returns her gaze to Father Harris. After the service, we find
Mother Immaculata telling Simone, "She lives in your dorm, therefore she's your responsibility." Simone tells Mother
Immac. that she needs to get away for a few days, and Mother Immac. reminds Simone of the delicacy of this situation.
(We have to assume, because the conversation isn't very clear. We assume that Mother Immac. is referring to Annabelle
as the 'delicate situation.' Why is the situation delicate? Becuase she's the senators daughter, perhaps?)
Before mother Immac. leaves, we notice Annabelle in the background, standing on the front steps of the church, gazing admiringly
at Simone. After Mother Immac. leaves, Simone turns and catches Annabelle's gaze. In most cases, the starer would
turn away, having been caught, but Annabelle doesn't seem the least bit apologetic and continues to gaze, forcing Simone,
in her discomfort, to turn away.
Leaving for spring break Everyone's leaving for spring break, everyone except Annabelle.
Cat, while packing her duffle bag, says to Annabelle (who is sitting on the bay window, looking out) "It sucks you have to
stay here for spring break." Annabelle flashes an 'Oh, well' look at Cat and returns to blindly gaze out the window.
Apparently
everyone is gone now. Annabelle is sitting on the ledge outside her window, smoking a cigarette.
Simone is in
her room grading papers, stuck at the school rather than getting to leave for spring break.
A clip of Annabelle playing
her guitar in her room, while composing.
A clip of Simone typing on her laptop. She closes the laptop after we
hear the "goodbye."
These collection of clips reminds us that both characters are alone. Simone, as mentioned
in a previous scene, is not close to her parents and would rather avoid her boyfriend than to spend time with him. Her
only family is Mother Immaculata, whom she also wants to avoid. Annabelle's mother is a busy senator who is tired of
dealing with Annabelle and her antics. She would rather leave Annabelle on campus under someone else's supervision during
spring break (not caring if this inconveniences a faculty member who might have had other plans), rather than to spend time
with her daughter.
Simone is 'lost' Simone is in the chapel, talking to Father Harris.
She tells him that she loves teaching and feeling that she has a purpose teaching and guiding the girls, but that she thought
that she'd "have more figured out by now." Father Harris advises her to not try to figure it all out and tells
her that she has always been his favorite, to which Simone sweetly replies, "You said that to all of us." Father Harris
insists that Simone was indeed his favorite and that she had always 'stood out' more than the rest..."Particularly that time
that you and Amanda ran off with all that wine from the rectory." (Now we get to hear about Simone's 'trouble-making
ways' which Mother Immaculata, in a previous scene, had implied.) Simone is surprised that Father Harris knew that she
and Amanda were the ones who took the wine, to which Father H replies, "My problem is that I know everything." He then
looks at Simone with an all-knowing look that makes us wonder, what does he know? It seems that Simone is thinking
the same thing. The scene ends with Father Harris reaching for and holding Simone's hand.
Let's get out of here
Annabelle, apparently experiencing a case of cabin fever, takes her guitar, notebook and blanket out on
the campus lawn. She's contemplating life when Simone walks up and catches her smoking. Annabelle begs Simone
not to take the cigarettes. When asked where she keeps getting them (the cigarettes), she responds, "Sister Claire."
A- offers S- a light and says, "Might as well." And although Simone doesn't smoke, she accepts the light and takes a
puff or two--until she spots a couple of campus-bound students walking nearby. She quickly extinguishes the cigarette.
Simone gets comfortable on Annabelle's blanket. They make eye contact a couple of times, and Annabelle asks, "Do you
want to get out of here?"
Simone: I can't take my students off campus.
Annabelle: Who's gonna know?
Simone:
(with a smile) Sister Claire.
They both smile and look at one another. Annabelle playfully nudges Simone's leg
with her knee. Simone breaks a heart-warming smile. Simone's presence (and the heart-warming smile) lead
us to believe that she's finally willing to let Annabelle "in"--at least a little further in than she has previously.
A trip to the beach house and "The Letter" Apparently Simone gave in, because in the
next scene, we see Simone driving and Annabelle enjoying the scenery. (How long has Annabelle been imprisoned on campus?
This must have been like Christmas to her.) They arrive at the beach house, which was given to Simone by her parents
when she graduated--to compensate for feelings of guilt. We find out that Simone doesn't live there full time because
the drive is too far away from school. Quick glances are exchanged, allowing us to see the depth of emotion that Simone
is starting to feel for Annabelle--and the increasing admiration that A- is feeling for Simone. On the beach, Simone
takes a few pictures of Annabelle. (One is reminded of the photos of Amanda.) And surprisingly, Annabelle decides
to become serious. At first watching, I just assumed that this was when Annabelle would make her first move--but her
emotions have changed from lust to admiration (perhaps even love) and she is now willing to accept Simone as more than just
a sexual fantasy, but as a human being.
Annabelle: Can I ask you something?
Simone: (after a few
brief seconds of thought) Sure.
Annabelle: (very serious) The girl in the pictures... (pausing, as
if to gather her words) Were you in love with her?
Simone: (pauses briefly, and answers sincerely--as if
she is finally able to acknowledge something she has not been able to up until now.) Yes.
Annabelle: You
still wear her cross.
Simone: (turns away, sad, but puzzled) How do you...
Annabelle: She's
wearing it in all the pictures.
Annabelle seems to be sincerely interested. Simone, we see, is being overcome with emotion and excuses
herself to take a walk--needing to be alone. After an unknown length of time, Annabelle returns to the beach house thinking
that Simone must have returned by now. She lets herself in, but Simone isn't there. Annabelle is drawn to a table
(and the wall behind it) which is covered with photos and momentos, of and from Amanda. She picks up a framed photo
of Amanda & Simone on the beach, and a folded piece of paper falls out from behind the photo. Annabelle unfolds
the letter and begins to read:
"S-
I know you will not understand why I did this, but one day I
hope you can forgive me, and even forget me. I've tried to find happiness, but darkness seems to find me and
I can't breathe. You were always the strong one. I'm sorry.
- A"
Annabelle looks up from the letter to find Simone standing in the doorway, staring at her. She apologizes,
"I'm sorry....I....was just." Simone snatches the letter From A-'s hand and turns to walk away. A- stops her.
"Wait, I want to talk to you."
Simone: (angry and hurt) You had no right to read that letter!
Annabelle:
I'm sorry I read the letter, but you can't run away from this.
Annabelle reaches for Simone. Simone resists.
Annabelle pulls Simone to her and wraps her arms around her. Simone insists that A- let go. Annabelle refuses,
both physically and verbally. "I'm not letting you go. I'm not letting you go." Simone surrenders to Annabelle's
embrace, and a floodgate of emotions is released. She sobs uncontrollably on Annabelle's shoulder.
What are we
to assume from this scene? Why did Amanda commit suicide? Is it because Amanda couldn't deal with the sin of loving
another woman? We see that Annabelle is sincerely moved and wants to be there for Simone, and that A-'s heart
is aching for her.
The nap and the ride back to campus Annabelle and Simone somehow wind up in bed together,
fully clothed, taking a nap, with Annabelle cuddled close to Simone. Apparently they were both tired from the intensity
of emotion. Simone awakes and takes a walk on the beach, leaving Annabelle to sleep. Simone turns and looks back
at the beach house, where Annabelle is quietly watching her. Both are feeling sadness as they glance at and away from
one another. Simone drives them both back to campus, and one can only assume the the trip was a perfectly silent one.
As Simone pulls up to the campus hall, Annabelle is gazing into Simone's eyes, as if to say, "I am sorry that you are going
through this. I wish that there was something that I could do." Simone looks away. Annabelle reaches to
Simone, and places her index finger on the back of Simone's hand which is still grasping the steering wheel. Simone
pulls away and stares blankly ahead, which is Annabelle's cue to exit the car, not having the words to say what she feels
needs to be said.
INTERVIEW QUESTION: When asked when Simone started
falling in love with Annabelle, Diane Gaidry (who played Simone) responded: "I don’t think Simone is thinking
of Annabelle in that way. She’s thinking of her as her student—until Spring Break. Then, she begins to fight those
feelings that are beginning to come up. And certainly when she sees Annabelle on the stairs with Colins, she has an appreciation
of Annabelle as a person, not just a student. More and more, she sees Annabelle as a whole person. But I guess it’s
at the beach house the feelings really come forward."
Letting go of Amanda Simone is taking another bath, this time, while holding the 8x10
photo of Amanda. Crickets chirp in the background as Simone studies Amanda's picture, memorizing every feature, before
sacrificing the photo to the water--letting go of her past. The "ending theme" music, the haunting theme that played
as Simone removed the photo album from the trunk and revisited memory lane, is now playing again, as Amanda's photo sinks
beneath the water.
Sleepless night Simone lies awake in bed, taking in the events and emotions of the day,
when Annabelle walks to Simone's door. Annabelle starts to knock, but thinks better of it and walks away, as Simone
listens to her footsteps from her bed.
Back to school Annabelle, Cat, Kristin & Collins are eating their lunch. Annabelle
is simply shifting her food around, apparently heart-broken, she has no appetite. Simone glances in her direction, but
it's not quite clear what she's thinking. Perhaps, "I wish things were different." It has definately become obvious
over the last few scenes that Simone is having feelings which can't be controlled, and perhaps, feelings she doesn't fully
understand. Back at Annabelle's table, Cat accuses A- of having "a look," or "more like a glow." She asks
Annabelle of she slept with Miss Bradley. Annabelle, becoming aggrivated, denies having a look or having slept with
anyone. Mother Immaculata stands and makes an announcement to inform the students of the up-coming dance with the boys
from St. Pauls. All the girls in the lunch room shreek with giddiness. Cat informs everyone that her brother's
band will be playing at the dance, and A- leaves after Cat makes a sarcastic remark about her guitar being "for show."
Watching a film The class is watching a film, the room darkened, the girls all sit on
the floor while watching the screen. Annabelle is conveniently positioned beside Simone. "Something always brings
me back to you" (Gravity) is playing in the background, and Simone is obviously aware of who her neighbor is, sitting beside
and slightly back of her. Annabelle reaches her hand out to caress the back of Simone's hand, but Simone pulls away.
Her facial expressions show us that she is fighting her desires, as painful as it is.
Breaking away from Michael Michael returns Simone to the campus at the end of their
date. He leans to kiss her, and for a second she returns his kiss, but after two quick kisses, she lowers her head to
avoid a third. She is sorry, and starts to attempt an explanation, which Michael finishes for her. "Is this the
part where I hear you're still not sure? You just need more time. We're just in that sort of middle place,
where, you know, there's love, but I don't know Michael. I don't know. The only thing you know is that you don't
know. Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." And with weakened emotions, he says, "Do you know what I want Simone?
I want to be with someone who wants to be with me." Simone might as well have answered him with, "I love you like a
brother." because what she actually said made him feel the same way. "I want that for you too." she said, as she reached
out to stroke his hair. The scene ends with Michael asking Simone to get out of his car.
Deleted class room scene In the deleted scene, we see Simone, after writing an assignment
on the board (does anyone know what the assignment was? I only speak English.) sit at her desk, stare off into space,
and cry. Annabelle watches her. Both women are disturbed and longing, but Simone is obviously stuck between a
"rock and a hard place," so to speak. It was only an additional two minutes of film, which, I think should have been
kept in the final cut.
"I can't do this!" Classroom Scene, included in final cut After the
cry (in the above deleted scene), the school bell rings and Annabelle stays after class to ask Simone why she hasn't talked
to her in two weeks. Simone, making eye contact, informs Annabelle, "I can't do this." Annabelle responds, "We're
not doing anything wrong." Simone, more sternly, replies, "I cant do this!" Annabelle leaves the class
room, but during the conversation, Mother Immaculata has been waiting at the door, waiting, that is, for Annabelle to leave
before she enters. Simone, distraught, raises her hand to her forehead. Immaculata enters the room and asks Simone
what is wrong. After Simone reassures Immac. that she is fine, Immaculata says, "I would like to think if something
were going on, if there was something you needed, you would ask."
I don't know what to think about
the last part of the scene after Immaculata enters. It seems that she's offering her consolation in an almost demanding
sort of way--a way in which one would probably rather go without consolation due to the possiblility of strings being attached.
It's not like Simone can really tell anybody what's going on with her, at least not without fear of judgement.
"I
can't do this!" Clip
INTERVIEW QUESTION:
When asked what scene she most wished had not been deleted, Erin Kelly (Annabelle) responded: "The classroom scene when
Simone says, “I can’t do this…” – that was a lot longer, and I liked the whole scene."
SCRIPT Ringmaster, a poster on myfandoms.com, claims that
this is the original scripted "I Can't Do This" scene. As previously mentioned, I can not confirm this, but just in
case, here it is:
Annabelle: Why won't you talk to me?
Simone is silent.
Annabelle: You've hardly said a word
to me in over two weeks.
Simone is still silent. After a long pause...
Simone: I'm sorry.
Annabelle:
What are you sorry about?
Simone: I should have never let it go this far.
Annabelle: We haven't done anything
wrong.
Simone: You're my student.
Annabelle: That has nothing to do with it.
Simone: Yes it does. Maybe
when you're a little older you will understand.
Annabelle: Don't talk to me like I'm a child.
Simone: You're
seventeen.
Annabelle: I'll be eighteen in a month.
Simone: Regardless, it doesn't change the situation.
Annabelle
looks away hurt.
Simone: I care about you. I care about you a lot. And if the cricumstances were different...But,
they aren't.
Annabelle: You opened up to me, and it scared you and now you're using the fact that I'm your student
to push me away.
Simone: I can't do this.
<end of scene>
Cat (and Annabelle) fight
Cat and Kristin are primping, discussing whether they'll hook up with anyone at the dance. Annabelle
is quietly writing in her notebook when Cat directs the 'hooking up' question to Annabelle. "I hear Miss Bradley's going
to be there." Annabelle stands and approaches Cat, telling her that she is sick of her smart ass comments. "Wow,"
replied Cat, "somebody needs to get laid." Annabelle pushes Cat and Cat pounces (no pun intended) on Annabelle, pinning
her down and punching her. A congregation of girls gathers at the door, and Miss Bradley runs in to break up the fight.
Cat bloodied Annabelle's nose in the row, and Miss Bradley tells Annabelle to go to the nurse. "I don't need a nurse!"
she exclaims as she storms out of the room. Simone persues Annabelle down the stairs, asking her to wait and reaching
out for her. A- spins around and tells Simone not to touch her. "Let me see your face." She reaches again for
A-'s hand, to move it from her face, but A- slaps Simone's arm out of the way and leaves.
ANOTHER bath tub scene It seems that any time Simone sits in the tub, she gets
emotional. I, personally, am usually in and out so fast that all I have time to wonder about is whether I got all of
the shampoo out of my hair--but I'm not the candle-lighting, bath bead-using, tub-lingering type of gal either. Anyway,
Simone is in the tub again, squeaky clean and taking a nice long soak. It's raining outside and Simone is also turning
on the water-works in the tub, having another nice, long cry--presumably thinking of Annabelle.
The Dance It's pouring outside. Michael, who is at the dance to chaperone the
boys, approaches Simone and asks for a dance. Simone, feeling pressured by Michael and Immaculata (who thinks that the
two of them dancing is a "wonderful idea"), accepts the dance and reluctantly follows as Michael escorts her to the dance
floor. Small talk is exchanged and Annabelle enters the room to find them dancing. After making eye contact, Simone
looks down, presumably from feelings of guilt. She's obviously faking her way through the dance just for show, but Annabelle's
appearance throws her off. Annabelle leaves and steps out on the balcony for a smoke. Cat's brother (who's band
is playing at the dance) leaves for a five-minute break, and also steps out on the balcony for a smoke. The scene ends
with Annabelle offering him a light and asking, "You're Cat's brother, right?"
Annabelle sings Annabelle goes to her room, retrieves her guitar from beneath her bed,
and tears a page from her notebook. She starts to leave with guitar and page in hand, but stops short, puts the guitar
down, retrieves her Buddhist prayer beads from her nightstand and puts them on, lets her hair down, and takes off her
dress, revealing a red slip. Now she's prepared.
She returns to the dance and shows Cat's brother the song that
she's composed so that they can work out the arrangement. Michael, Simone and Immaculata are engaged in small talk,
when Annabelle starts strumming her guitar. Simone is drawn to the music and A-'s voice. She leaves Michael and
Immaculata to watch and listen to Annabelle sing--the words to the song (All Over Me), being deeply moving.
The
space between what’s wrong and right You will find me waiting for you All your fortresses go down in the night To
the dawn I’ll see you through Cause I know, that you know You’re all over me now And it’s clear,
you will show And your curtains will go But if your heart is cold My sheets are warm I will shelter you All
through the storm
After Annabelle finishes singing the above lyrics, Simone leaves, teary eyed, and steps out
on the balcony in the rain. She leans against the door, obviously distraught, and seemingly catching her breath.
The songs over with now, so Annabelle leaves the rest of the music to the guys in the band so that she can follow Simone.
She walks out onto the balcony and Simone starts to walk away, but Annabelle grabs her by the arm and pulls her back.
They stand for a moment, looking at one another, and Simone grabs Annabelle's head in her hands and proceeds to kiss her passionately.
Love Scene WOW! This scene is so fun to watch but, is so intense that words don't
give it justice. Even better is the uncut scene, which includes everything this one does, with the
addition of thrusting. Annabelle and Simone have obviously both been waiting for this, and it's intense! From
Annabelle pinning Simone's arms to the wall in the very beginning, and Simone pinning Annabelle's left arm above her head
in bed, and the moaning! Oh my gosh, the moaning! Simone sheds all inhibitions and reservations and has, I like
to believe, the best sex of her life.
A link to the Uncut Version can be found below
SCRIPT DESCRIPTION Posted by Ringmaster on myfandoms.com. The following description
is supposedly a description of the last two scenes from the script.
...Simone rounds the side of the building. Annabelle
grabs her from behind and kisses her before she can pull away. Their kiss is intense, until Simone realizes the surroundings.
She pulls away from Annabelle and continues inside.
The kiss continues. Annabelle takes off her shirt and presses
herself against Simone, pushing her against the wall. They start into each other as Simone walks her to the dge of her bed,
sitting in front of her. She moves her hands over Annabelle's stomach and then falls back on the bed, pulling Annabelle on
top of her. They explore each other with their eyes and hands...
Breakfast & Getting Caught Cat, Collins & Kristin discuss Annabelle's whereabouts
over breakfast. Cat assumes that she's with Miss Bradley, which gives her the idea to approach Mother Immaculata to
express her concern for Miss Bradley's & Annabelle's absence.
Simone wakes up and looks over at the clock, which
is flashing froma a power outage the night before. She wakes Annabelle up as Immaculata starts pounding up the stairs
in her clodhoppers. Simone and Annabelle are hurridly getting dressed when Immaculata swings the door open. "Simone!
I want to see you in my office. Right now!" Immaculata leaves and Simone thinks aloud, "That did not just happen."
Annabelle assures Simone that everything will be okay and Simone tells Annabelle, "You better go." Annabelle leaves
the room and Simone sits at her desk, with head in hands, as if to contemplate what has just happened.
If I were Simone,
I think I would have stolen one more kiss from Annabelle before asking her to leave. Of course, I probably would have
also told her on the balcony on the previous night, "Annabelle, I want you more than I want to breathe, but you turn 18 in
two weeks, so let's wait." But then again, I'd make a better Annabelle than I would a Simone.
SCRIPT DESCRIPTION: The following scene description from
the script was posted by Ringmaster on myfandoms.com
Emaculata: Simone, my office. Right now.
Annabelle: It's
going to be okay.
Simone: Annabelle, please just go...
Internally panicked, Simone sits at her desk, her mind
racing. She finds the picture of Annabelle that she took at the beach. She connects with herself on why all of this happened
in the first place and a sense of calm washes over her.
Mother Immaculata and the Arrest The next scene opens with Annabelle and the other girls
in church, listening to Father Harris' prayer. Collins glances at Annabelle's blank face several times.
Simone
walks into Mother Immaculata's office, slowly making her way to the chair in front of Immac.'s desk.
Immacualta: I'm at a loss for words. (long pause) How could you let something like this happen?
Simone:
(whispers) I don't know.
Immaculata: Surely there must have been a moment when you thought to yourself, 'Is this
really the right thing to do?'
Simone: (quietly) That would have been every moment.
Now, we see that the
girls have been dismissed from church. Annabelle, notices a U.S. Government car parked outside the dorm rooms and starts
running.
Back to Immaculata's office.
Simone: (humbly) I'm not trying to say that what I did was right...
Immaculata:
(slamming her hand on the desk and standing up) IT'S NOT RIGHT!
Simone: (still humble) I don't expect you to understand, but I love her.
Simone turns and notices
a policeman standing at the door. Immaculata says, "I'm sorry Simone." (But I really don't think she was.)
Simone
is led away, and the end theme starts to play. Annabelle rushes into the hall and yells "Wait!" She runs to Simone
and hands the Buddhist prayer beads to her, and closes her hand around them. Simone smiles a sorrowful smile, and turns
several times to look at Annabelle before being taken out of the door. Annabelle turns around and walks down the hall,
which is lined with fellow students and Immaculata--all looking on. Annabelle's crying, yet shamelessly walks down the
hall past her on-lookers.
Cut, momentarily to Simone in the government car. We only see her eyes in the rear
view mirror.
Back to Annabelle: She's walking to Simone's room.
Cut to Cat, Collins and Kristin in the hallway. They are the only three girls remaining. Collins
looks hatefully at Cat, staring a hole through her, and walks away--presumably to look for Annabelle. Kristin turns
to Cat, and we can see her disappointment. Cat remains alone, feeling abandoned, and lets out a sigh.
Back to
Simone in the car. She's holding and looking at Annabelle's prayer beads. The look on her face can be read as
remorse, sadness, disappointment, or even hearache, but I don't think it was guilt.
Back to Annabelle
in Simone's room. She gazes at the bed that she and Simone had made love in the night before. She moves her hair
from her face, giving us a clear view of her tear-stained face, as she crosses over to Simone's desk where she discovers the
photographs Simone had taken of her at the beach.
Back to Simone in the car. The window is half-rolled down.
Simone is staring blankly at the scenery. (Annabelle is still in Simone's room crying.) Simone's lips turn slightly
upward, not into a full smile--not even into a half smile, but perhaps of a memory of the night before. The window rolls
up and we no longer see Simone.
SCRIPT The following information, apparently from the
script, was posted by Ringmaster on myfandoms.com
I can't remember if this was in the movie, but when the cops
come for Simone and Emaculata says "I'm sorry, Simone." Simone replies, "Don't be. I'm not."
Deleted Scene - Annabelle and Simone embrace At 1:04 of the below video, you'll see
an embrace between Annabelle and Simone. I like this better than simply handing off the prayer beads. I have gathered
from interviews, that in this scene, Annabelle stands with outstretched arms and Simone, no longer feeling apprehension over
what everyone else will think, simply runs into her arms and they embrace. According to Katherine Brooks, the writer
and director of Loving Annabelle, Annabelle asks during the hug, "What's happening? Where are they taking you?"
and Simone replies, "It's gonna be be okay." You can't see Simone running into Annabelle's arms in the following video,
but you can see the initial impact or collision, which appeared to have temporarily unsteadied them both a bit. Katherine
Brooks didn't include this scene because she said it reeked of melodrama.
Alternate ending In the alternate "Happy" ending, Annabelle is driving down the road
and stops for a bottle of water, snack and a lighter. She turns and notices on the front page of the paper, which bears
a picture of Simone and says, "No charges to be filed in Teacher Student Sex Scandle" Annabelle hops back in the car
and drives to the beach, walks down the steps, and we assume (and hope) that she is headed to Simone's beach house where
they can live happily ever after.
Alternate Ending Video
Assume the best I, personally, would have preferred the happy ending, but can't pretend
that it was happy because, in my mind, it's like changing history.....BUT, we don't know what happened AFTER Simone was taken
away. Katherine Brooks was asked in an interview, that if she had had the budget to make the movie longer, if she would
have changed anything. Her response:
"Well, if I would’ve had the budget, it would’ve been
an entirely different ending because I would’ve had Annabelle go to her mother and reconcile their relationship, and
they sort of have a reconnection; and that, the mother being a senator, makes it so that Simone doesn’t have anything
happen to her. And then I would have them do the alternate ending that I have now where she’s driving off."
Erin
Kelley (Annabelle) and Diane Gaidry (Simone) were asked similar questions. If the film were 20 minutes longer, which
parts of the story would you like to have seen go deeper?
Erin: Sex. 20 minutes of more sex.
Diane:
Sex…but in South America. They would go to South America and have lots of sex.
So for all of you, who, like myself,
didn't like the ending to Loving Annabelle, rest assured, it WAS a happy ending, there just wasn't enough
money to film the rest!
