作者

巫本添 John Bon-Tien Wu

台灣員林人，民國39年（西元1950年）出生。紐約社區報《周報》經濟專欄及房地產專欄作家（2003-2010）。輔仁大學英文系畢業、NYU紐約大學戲劇藝術碩士MA、NYU紐約大學電影電視製作碩士MFA、NYU紐約大學房地產研究所（1998-2000）。曾和Michael Kirby合寫英文表演劇劇本和電影劇本。合創SoHo結構主義者工作室。Kaplan NYC「正式邏輯」講師；法學教授 Albert DEMEO 的學生，曾榮獲中華民國兩屆電影金穗獎《夢幻與回憶》、《劇場情人》。

John Bon-Tien Wu
1950 Born in Yuan-Lin Taiwan. Economy and Real Estate Columnist of Weekly New York Community Times (2003-2010).
BA in English Literature, Fu Jen Catholic University (1968-1972), Taipei Taiwan.
MA in Drama, NYU (1975-1976), Manhattan NYC
MFA in Filmmaking and TV Production, NYU (1976-1979) Manhattan NYC.
Studied in Graduate School of Institute of Real Estate, NYU (1998-2000) Manhattan NYC.
Screenwriter, playwright.
Co-writer with Michael Kirby. Member of SoHo Structuralist Workshop (1975-1979).
Formal Logic instructor, Kaplan (2000-2001) Manhattan NYC.
Student of Law Professor Albert Demeo (1984-1986) Brooklyn Law School NYC.
Two Times Taiwan Golden Harvest Awards for Outstanding Short Films: The Theatre Lovers, Fantasy and Memory.

【作品】
《剖影》The Anatomy of A Shadow詩、散文合集
《四面是畫》Poetry and Prose Four Sides Are Paintings詩、散文合集
《巫本添的各種風貌》Various Features of John Bon-Tien Wu評論、短篇小說、詩、散文合集
《慾望的堅持：鴿翎及其他端短篇》中譯本，譯自約翰．阿布代克（John Updike）原著Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
《尚未熄滅》Not Extinguished Yet漢文詩集
《永遠的謝晉：理想中國的藝術良心》Everlasting Jin Xie: The Art Conscience of Ideal China散文集
《Love and Survival》英文詩集
《發生的事情Happening》散文集
《書痴：文學劇本》Bibliophile: Literary Scenario
《Lost in her dream: She is from Shanghai》filmscript英文劇本
《解析經濟大衰退2008-2009》The Analysis of the Great Recession (2008-2009) 經濟專欄集

目錄

1. A series of shots of Shanghai, the river, people. A young woman, MEI-LIN, walks through the crowd, separates herself from it. Now the woman is shown full-frame. The image freezes. — 21
2. INT. AN INNER OFFICE OF THE CONSULATE--A MOMENT LATER. — 22
3. EXT. A PARK--A LITTLE LATER. — 25
4. INT. MICKEY'S BEDROOM--PAST MIDNIGHT. — 26
5. INT. MEI-LIN'S BEDROOM--EARLY EVENING. — 29
6. INT. A LARGE ROOM IN A HOUSE--EVENING. — 34
7. INT. ANOTHER ROOM OF THE HOUSE--A LITTLE WHILE LATER. — 36
8. INT. A POOLHALL IN QUEENS--NIGHT. — 43
9. INT. A MOVING CAR--A LITTLE LATER. — 43
10. EXT. A JUMBO JET TOUCHES DOWN IN THE L.A. AIRPORT--EARLY MORNING THREE MONTHS LATER. — 45
11. INT. THE LOS ANGELES AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 45
12. INT. THE RECEPTION AREA AT THE L.A. AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 45
13. INT. A TELEPHONE AT THE L.A. AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 45
14. A TICKET COUNTER AT THE L.A. AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 46
15. EXT. A TWIN-ENGINE JET LANDS IN ALBUQUERQUE--AFTERNOON THE SAME DAY. — 48
16. INT. THE ALBUQUERQUE AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 48
17. INT. A TELEPHONE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 48
18. EXT. A SMALL PROP PLANE LANDS IN ROSWELL--TWILIGHT THE SAME DAY. — 48
19. INT. THE ROSWELL AIRPORT--A LITTLE LATER. — 49
20. EXT. CAB STAND AT THE ROSWELL AIRPORT--
A LITTLE LATER. — 49
21. EXT. TIMOTHY'S HOUSE--AFTER MIDNIGHT THE SAME EVENING. — 49
22. INT. A SOCIAL CLUB IN CHINATOWN, QUEENS,--SUNDAY AFTERNOON. — 51
23. EXT. A NEARBY BACKYARD--A LITTLE LATER. — 53
24. INT. THE LIVINGROOM OF TIMOTHY'S HOUSE--
EARLY MORNING THE NEXT DAY. — 55
25. EXT. NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPE--CONTINUATION. — 56
26. INT. THE LIVINGROOM--A MOMENT LATER. — 57
27. INT. A FANCY CHINESE RESTAURANT IN QUEENS--EVENING. — 58
28. INT. THE KITCHEN OF TIMOTHY'S HOUSE--LATE THAT SAME MORNING. — 62
29. INT. TIMOTHY'S FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE CAR--A LITTLE LATER. — 65
30. EXT. NEW MEXICO LANDSCAPE. — 65
31. EXT. A HIGH POINT IN A MOUNTAIN PASS--A LITTLE LATER. — 68
32. INT. A COFFEE SHOP IN QUEENS--MORNING. — 69
33. EXT. THE COFFEE SHOP--CONTINUATION. — 71
34. INT. TIMOTHY'S LIVINGROOM--AFTER MIDNIGHT SOME DAYS LATER. — 71
35. EXT. A BUS STATION IN ROSEWELL, NEW MEXICO--THE NEXT EVENING. — 74
36. INT. INSIDE THE BUS--A FEW MOMENTS LATER. — 77
37. INT. INSIDE THE BUS--AN HOUR LATER. — 78
38. EXT. A TRUCK STOP--MORNING. — 80
39. INT. THE TRUCK STOP--A LITTLE LATER THAT MORNING. — 81
40. INT. INSIDE THE BUS--THAT AFTERNOON. — 83
41. INT. INSDIE THE BUS--THAT NIGHT — 84
42. INT. PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL IN NEW YORK--THE NEXT MORNING. — 85
43. INT. AN APARTMENT OF THE UPPER WEST SIDE--A HALF-HOUR LATER. — 87
44. EXT/INT. THE FRONT DOOR OF A NIGHTCLUB IN QUEENS--NOON THE NEXT DAY. — 89
45. INT. THE NIGHTCLUB--A FEW MINUTES LATER. — 90
46. INT. THE LADIES' ROOM AT THE CLUB--A FEW MOMENTS LATER. — 93
47. INT. THE DANCE FLOOR OF THE CLUB--CONTINUATION. — 93
48. INT. NEAR THE EXIT OF THE CLUB-CONTINUATION. — 94
49. INT. THE DANCE FLOOR OF THE CLUB--CONTINUATION. — 94
50. INT. MICKEY'S MOVING CAR--A LITTLE LATER. — 99
51. INT. THE FRONT HALL OF ARTHUR'S APARTMENT--LATER THAT DAY. — 102
52. INT. A CHINESE NIGHTCLUB--LATE EVENING. — 105
53. EXT. THE ESPLANADE AT BATTERY PARK CITY--TWILIGHT. — 108
54. INT. AN INNER OFFICE AT THE CITY BUILDING--THE NEXT MORNING. — 110
55. EXT. TERRACE RESTAURANT ATOP A HOTEL IN MIDTOWN--EARLY THAT EVENING. — 111
56. EXT. THE STATEN ISLAND FERRY--TWILIGHT. — 114
57. INT. ARTHUR'S APARTMENT--EVENING. — 116
58. INT. A TAXI NEAR 34TH STREET IN MANHATTAN--EARLY AFTERNOON. — 118
59. INT. WATCH DEPARTMENT AT MACY'S--A LITTLE LATER. — 120
60. INT. A CHINESE TELEVISION STUDIO--A FEW DAYS LATER. — 123
61. INT. AN EXPENSIVE TEA-HOUSE IN FLUSHING CHINATOWN--A LITTLE LATER. — 125
62. INT. ARTHUR'S APARTMENT--EVENING, TEN DAYS LATER. — 127

序／導讀

〈PREFACE〉

Michael Stanley Kirby (1931 – February 24, 1997) was a professor of drama at New York University. He wrote several groundbreaking books, including Happenings, Futurist Performance and The Art of Time. He was editor of The Drama Review from 1969 to 1986.

Lost in her dream (She is from Shanghai)
Written by John Bon-Tien Wu
Revised by Michael Stanley Kirby