Flâneur
Declan M.
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This was my final project for my screenwriting class last year. The prompt was "Untranslatable Words." The word 'flâneur' is a French word that, although now used as Parisian slang for loiterer, began as a word that meant "one who walks to enjoy walking." The story, although it's hard to see from the short five pages submitted, is about a man named Rob Auclair who's only joy in life is walking. Since this is the first five pages, you do not see much more than the exposition, but eventually Rob becomes paralyzed in a tragic accident while walking and drives himself mad, to the brink of suicide, trying to find a surgical solution to his legs or a virtual solution so he can walk again in his mind. I was listening to a lot of French music and jazz while writing this, hence the song titles to accompany the montages. This is one of my favorite works I've ever done and I hope you enjoy. *Please note, although this is set in Paris, the dialogue has been "translated" to English for A. writing simplicity, as English is my first language and B. reading simplicity
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Creativity to me means not having to put limits on your work to fit the way society wants it to be, it’s so-called “standards.”
