The Yellow Wallpaper

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This short dramatic film brings to life the classic Charlotte Perkins Gilman story of the same name, which has become an important addition to American literature course curricula. Set in the late 1800s, the story features Elizabeth, an aspiring writer who becomes ill and is forced by her doctor and her husband to take a "rest cure." Completely isolated, her mind creates a world inside the wallpaper in her room-a world in which a woman is trapped and unable to escape.

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Ashton, Marie (screenwriter)
Ashton, Marie (film director)
Ashton, Marie (film producer)
Gardner Cantor, Este (film producer)
Wurschmidt, Sigurd (actor)
Dahlgren, Tom (actor)
Lynch, Susan (actor)

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Director of cinematography, Judy Irola; music composed and arranged by Rick Nowels; editor, Marie Ashton.

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Literature, Gender Issues; "The Yellow Wallpaper"; Women Make Movies; short; shorts; narrative; drama;

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(uneasy music)

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(fast-paced music)

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- Hello, sister.

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(excited murmurs)

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- Oh, thank you.

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- Dr. Barkley at your service.

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- Does the doctor prescribed bedrest?

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- Absolutely.

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Treatment\'s very simple.

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There\'s no need for drugs, tonics...

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Unless, of course...

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- Unless what?

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- [Dr. Barkley] You needn\'t
concern yourself about that.

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It\'s just important that
you follow the plan.

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- Oh, it frightens me so,

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to think I might not get better.

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I\'ve not been myself for a year.

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What if it doesn\'t work?

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Spending the entire summer in this room

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with everything planned for me,

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what I eat, who I see,
what I do, in isolation?

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Now, how can that be good for me?

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- [Dr. Barkley] Elizabeth...

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- I feel I need people,
activity, time for my writing.

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- That\'s exactly what you don\'t need.

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- That is what I want.

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- The rest cure is very successful.

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It\'s worked for most of my patients.

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- [Elizabeth] Maybe I\'m different.

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- You are different.

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(knocking at the door)

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Come in, Jenny.

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- I came for the tray.

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Beautiful day.

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- Yes, we were just talking about that.

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Trust me.

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(Elizabeth sighing)

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(gentle music)

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- [Elizabeth Voice-Over] John
does not know how I suffer.

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He thinks there is no reason to suffer,

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and that satisfies him.

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The things I see, he
says aren\'t really there.

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He says it\'s my nervous condition,

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but the wallpaper...

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But the wallpaper...

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(music sours)

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The wallpaper.

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(knocking at door)

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(door creaking)

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(Elizabeth sighing)

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- [Jenny] Time for your medicine.

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- So soon?

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(Elizabeth sighing)

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What do you see?

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(Elizabeth swallowing)

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Jenny?

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Please don\'t tell John.

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(uneasy music)

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Someone...

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Please...

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Listen.

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(uneasy tense music)

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- [Dr. Barkley] Elizabeth,
what are you doing?

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(Elizabeth gasping)

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- Shh.

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- [Dr. Barkley] Elizabeth.

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- There\'s a woman in there.

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(shocked music)

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She\'s trapped!

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(shocked music)

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She calls to me!

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(shocked music)

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Never any rest!

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I have to get out; I have to leave!

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Leave this house!

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I can\'t stay here!

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I\'m so frightened; you must help me.

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You must take me away from here; help me.

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Please, help me, help me.

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(Elizabeth sobbing)

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- [Soft Woman\'s Voice] I need you.

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I need you.

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(wood creaking)

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- [Dr. Barkley] A lot
of calls this summer.

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Seems like all my calls
this week have been cold.

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(curious music)

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That Charlotte

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I delivered her two fine twin boys...

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(curious music drowns
out Dr. Barkley\'s words)

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(music speeds up)

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(music cuts off)
- Wait!

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She\'s so lovely.

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- You must not give
way to these fantasies.

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- She\'s me.

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She has to go away.

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- I know.

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(fabric rustling)

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(knocking at door)

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- [Jenny] Elizabeth, your supper.

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(joyful music)

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- Come in.

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(music cuts off)

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I\'ll leave the tray
outside when I\'m finished.

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(curious music)

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(paper tearing)

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(uneasy music)

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(knocking at door)

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- [Dr. Barkley] Elizabeth.

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(knocking at door)

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(doorknob jiggles)

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Elizabeth?

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(knocking at door)

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For God\'s sake, open the door!

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(frantic pounding)

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(music cuts off as door unlocks)

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(creeping uneasy music)

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- You can\'t put me back.

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(sour bittersweet music)

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