Twelve Monkeys (1995) — Screenplay
In 2035, a convict time-travels to find the virus source, but lands in 1990, where he’s confined with a psychiatrist and a patient who may know the truth.
- Written by
- Chris Marker
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
- Length
- 129 pages
Twelve Monkeys offers a masterclass in nonlinear storytelling and unreliable memory, as Cole’s fractured perspective blurs past and future. Study its tight, cyclical structure and how dialogue reveals character under pressure, making every scene pulse with dread and ambiguity.
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