Betrayal [film screenplay] (1981)

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Harold Pinter

Film screenplay

English

Pinter's screen adaptation of his 1977 play. One-time lovers Jerry and Emma meet in a London pub for the first time since their breakup. Emma informs Jerry that she's confessed to her husband, Robert, about their affair. From there, in reverse chronology, they ruminate on the highs and lows of their tumultuous seven-year relationship, from their first meeting, to the eventual chilling of their romance, to their betrayal of cuckold Robert, Jerry's best friend.

The screenplay contains settings that differ from the published play text, and additional scenes, notably near the end of the film when Emma receives a phone call from Jerry which is witnessed by her daughter.

The database entry for the film can be accessed here.

Date of Composition: 1981   Confidence Level  

Adapted From: Betrayal (1977)

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Betrayal

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Jerry (Age: 40, Male)

Jerry is 40 at the beginning of the play, and his age changes as the time period moves more or less backward from 1977 to 1968.

Robert (Betrayal) (Age: Not specified, Male)

Emma (Age: 38, Female)

Emma 38 at the beginning of the play, and her age changes as the time period moves more or less backward from 1977 to 1968

Mrs Banks (Age: young, Female)

Waiter (Betrayal) (Age: Not specified, Male)

Waiter implies a man.

Charlotte (Betrayal - film) (Age: infant, Female)

Ned (Age: infant, Male)

Man in Party (Age: Unknown, Male)

Sam (Betrayal - film) (Age: Unknown, Male)

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