THE ROAD
Written by
Joe Penhall
Based on THE ROAD by Cormac McCarthy
EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
The intense BUZZING of summer insects and the SONG of
songbirds. A birds eye view of a bucolic mid west farming
landscape, corn field, blue skies, sunshine, a FARMER
PLOUGHING a nearby field with a TRACTOR, grain silos and a
hay stack. A MAN with a horse. A clapboard house with a
strawberry field, a woman's hand picks strawberries; a WOMAN
lying in grass, lazing...OPENING CREDITS...
INT. DINING ROOM/HOME - NIGHT
Next to book shelves and an upright piano, with sheet music
on the stand - CHOPIN. There is also a dining room table with
leftovers from an abandoned meal - strawberries and cream.INT. BEDROOM - NIGHT