Anatomy of a Scene: Tenth Cup

55 August 1, 2007January 24, 2016

by javabeans

My my, Coffee Prince is turning me into a starry-eyed fangirl.

So now my comparison of Coffee Prince’s Episode 10 and Que Sera Sera’s Episode 9 takes on meta levels — if you remember, I posted a script translation of the final sequence in QSS 9 because I found it so fascinating. Well, same thing happened with Coffee Prince and I found the script moving as well, so here’s the excerpt after the jump.

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Anatomy of a Scene (or Two): Coffee Prince Episode 10

Yes, you may notice I’ve taken a few liberties with punctuation and such, which I’ve done because I find Korean and English have different cadences and speech patterns… I’d rather preserve the tone of a piece than transcribe to a perfectly literal but less-than-elegant effect.

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Scene 55. Car Speeding on Road. Night.

Han Gyul broods, driving the car.

Scene 56. Inside Coffee Prince. Night.

Time lapse:

Eun Chan draws on the mural…
…a shadow falls over her face…
…unaware at first, Eun Chan suddenly starts in surprise, breath catching, stiffening at the thought that it could be a burglar…
…turning her head with determination…
…to Han Gyul, regarding Eun Chan with an expressionless face…

Eun Chan: [startled] “Why are you back…?” [then seeing the pen in her hand, flustered] “Ah… this is… the color came off…”

Han Gyul strides over without expression…
Eun Chan, in surprise, takes a step backward in reflex, her back coming into contact with the mural…
Han Gyul comes close…
Eun Chan holds her hand to block Han Gyul, scared…
Han Gyul suddenly grasps both of Eun Chan’s hands and pushes her to the wall…
In shock, she stares at him wide-eyed…
Han Gyul swoops in with a kiss…
Eun Chan stiffens in surprise… as tears form… as Han Gyul moves to draw his lips away… Eun Chan grasps his face… kisses him… her heart overflowing… the pen drops… tears flow gently from the eyes of these two, kissing…

Han Gyul: [lifting his lips, heart hurting, tears in his eyes, looking at Eun Chan]
Eun Chan: [looking at Han Gyul with aching heart, tears flowing]
Han Gyul: [trying to calm his heart with effort, speaking slowly] “I’m going to say this once, just once, so listen.”
Eun Chan: [watching him, uneasy]
Han Gyul: “I like you.”
Eun Chan: [eyes brimming with more tears]..
Han Gyul: [aching heart, with warmth] “Whether you’re a man, or an alien… I don’t care anymore.”
Eun Chan: [heart hurting, overwhelmed]
Han Gyul: “I tried to get rid of my feelings and I couldn’t… so let’s go, as far as we can go…” [watching quietly, with a small smile] “Let’s try.”

Eun Chan, heart aching… happy… lowering her head… soon overflowing with tears… worrying for the future…

Han Gyul, looking at this Eun Chan… holding Eun Chan’s lowered head carefully, protectively… his smile faltering… absorbed in his thoughts… happy but not purely so…

Eun Chan carefully takes a step closer, wrapping her arms around Han Gyul’s waist…

…wishing time could stop like this…

…for these two, holding each other.

Original script excerpt:

씬 55. 도로, 달리는 차, 밤.

한결, 고민에 차서 운전을 하고 있는,

씬 56. 커피프린스 안, 밤.

*시간 경과>>
은찬, 싸인펜 들고 벽화에 칠하고 있는,
그런 은찬의 모습 위로 그림자가 지는,
은찬, 모르고 있다가 움찔 놀라 숨 참는, 도둑인가 싶
어 굳어 있다가
작심하고 고개 돌려보는,
한결, 무표정한 얼굴로 은찬 보고 서 있는,

은 찬 : (놀라) 왜, 다시..(하다가 손에 싸인펜 보고, 당황한) 아, 아
니 그게요,
이게…물감이 벗겨져서…

한결, 무표정하게 성큼 다가오는,
은찬, 놀라서 반사적으로 뒷걸음질 치는, 벽화에 등이
닿는,
한결, 바싹 가까이 다가드는,
은찬, 놀라서 손으로 한결 막는, 두려운,
한결, 덥석 은찬의 양손을 잡고 벽에 밀어 붙이는,
은찬, 놀라서 눈 커져 한결 보면,
한결, 그대로 덮치듯 키스하는,
은찬, 놀라서 굳어 있다가, 눈물이 나는, 한결이 입술
을 떼려하면, 은찬 한결의 얼굴을 잡고, 키스를 하는, 마음
이 벅찬,
툭 떨어지는 사인펜,
키쓰하는 두 사람의 눈에 눈물이 고이는,

한 결 : (입술 떼고, 맘아프게, 눈물 그렁해, 은찬을 보는)
은 찬 : (맘아프게 한결을 보는, 눈물흐르는)
한 결 : (맘을 가라앉히려 애쓰며, 천천히 말하는) 한 번만, 딱 한
번만 말할 거니까 잘들어.
은 찬 : (보는, 불안한)
한 결 : 너 좋아해.
은 찬 : (눈물이 더눅 차오르는) ..
한 결 : (맘아픈, 따뜻하게) 니가 남자건, 외계인이건, 이제 상관
안 해.
은 찬 : (맘아프게 보는, 벅찬)
한 결 : 정리하는 거 힘들어 못해먹겠으니까, 가보자, 갈 때까지…
(가만히 보 는, 엷은 미소로) 한번..가보자.

은찬, 맘아프고, 행복한, 고개 푹 숙이는, 이내 눈물 그
렁해지는, 앞으로의 일이 걱정되는,
한결, 그런 은찬 가만히 바라보는, 이내 은찬의 머리
조심스럽게 감싸안는, 미소 점점 잦아들고, 생각에 잠기
는, 좋지만은 않은,
은찬, 조심스럽게 한 발짝 다가가 한결의 허리를 감싸
안는, 이대로
시간이 멈췄으면 좋겠는,
그렇게 마주 안고 있는 두 사람

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51 whit3butt3rfly

August 10, 2007 at 5:26 AM

omg, i cant believe this! where did you find it... owww it's really relaly goood... thanks so much for that!
i want to cmmend you on all your hard efforts... thank you thank thank

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52 Philippa

September 2, 2007 at 11:49 PM

Awesome! That was so good! I just got back from my vacation and I can't wait to read all your summaries! Thank you so much!

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53 Abi

September 19, 2007 at 7:01 AM

arggh!! your reviews are so helpful! i love this kdrama and thank you for the information abt coffee prince. and thank you for sharing this! :D waaaah! eun chan tasted forever in this ep. ARGH. So green with envy! XD

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54 Shalu

January 22, 2013 at 6:21 AM

Woah! You are something...this is my favorite show ever...and Gong Yoo and YEH has made some impression on me.
After reading this...My heart has fluttered again and is thumping as if I'm the one who is enacting it.

I'm going to read all the episodes...and relive the moments. I wanted some more to it...but oh well...