'Julienne' Film Guide

PLOT OUTLINE

The year is 1918.  World War I has ended, & Captain Tom Rogers is returning to his solitary cabin in the woods near Portland, Maine after having served in said war.  The old man lives a lonely life, having lost his beloved fiancee Sarah many years ago...& being unable to move on past her death, to the point where he has become a sorrowful, bitter, sullen person.
Shortly after coming back home, Tom is surprised to receive a visitor at his doorstep--a 12-year-old girl named Julienne, who has wandered her way through the woods after escaping from a fire that killed her parents.
Overcome with compassion for Julienne, Tom decides to let the little lass into his home, not realizing that this will spark a deep friendship between him & Julienne.
Over the course of the next year, Tom & Julienne bond together, & become closer to one another--mainly by playing with toys & other playthings, playing games, going shopping, visiting the local sites, listening to the radio, drawing & coloring pictures, making crafts, reading, singing songs, dancing, going on nature hikes, going to circuses & other fun places, putting on plays & puppet shows, cooking, going to the beach, celebrating birthdays & holidays, meeting new friends in town, attending church, listening to the music of the former's prized violin, playing in the snow, etc.
Finally, after a fateful discussion about their respective pasts, Julienne becomes sick with pneumonia, & despite Tom's attempts to mitigate her condition, she ultimately passes away.
However, Julienne is able to comfort & bid "goodbye" to Tom in spirit form, & is reunited with her parents in Heaven.  This helps Tom be able to move on with his life, & he goes on to have a wife & children of his own.  But he will never forget Julienne, the little girl who taught him how to live again.
The End!

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FILM NOTES (Currently incomplete)

When he first meets Julienne, Tom is a
On her first day at Tom's house, Julienne realizes that she needs new clothes, & after Tom attempts to take her measurements (with humorous results), the young girl suggests that the two go to nearby Portland, where "a seamstress could help" measure her properly
Tom, being a recluse, initially balks at the prospect (especially when he remembers that his late wife Sarah first met him at the clothing shop)...but he is soon persuaded by Julienne to take her to Portland
Gradually, as the movie progresses, Julienne helps Tom become increasingly comfortable with going out into the city, which plays a huge role in the process of Tom returning to "his old self" again
One day, at the start of the movie's third act, Tom & Julienne are racing on rollerskates, & when Tom tries to catch up with Julienne, he accidentally bumps into someone...none other than his future wife, Rebecca!
Over the course of the movie's third act, Tom & Rebecca fall deeper & deeper in love with each other, while Julienne witnesses (& even plays a role in) the progression of their relationship
Incidentally, both Sarah & Rebecca will be portrayed by Marcia Gay Harden
During his time in the military, Tom was one of many soldiers who piloted airplanes that dropped mustard gas on enemy troops ("You wouldn't wanna hear all the details," he tells Julienne during their first breakfast together)
Incidentally, Julienne is very surprised to hear that Tom was in "the Great War", & is very engrossed in her caretaker's tales of his military exploits
Julienne's last name is Warner, & her middle name is Faye
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SOUNDTRACK LISTING
(Listed in alphabetical order)

Any Little Girl, That's A Nice Little Girl, Is The Right Little Girl For Me
Alexander's Ragtime Band
And The Green Grass Grew All Around
Ballin' The Jack
Be My Little Baby Bumblebee
Colonel Bogey March
Dardanella (instrumental version)
Gasoline
God Bless America
He May Be Old, But He's Got Young Ideas
If You Were The Only Girl In The World
I'm Always Chasing Rainbows
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles
In The Garden (hymn)
Irish Lullaby
Jazz Baby
Look For The Silver Lining
Memories
On Moonlight Bay
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit-Bag (with altered lyrics)
Poor Butterfly
Pretty Baby
Ragtime Cowboy Joe
Sipping Cider Through A Straw
Smilin' Through
Someday, Sweetheart
That's A Plenty (instrumental version)
The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
Tiger Rag (as performed by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band)
When I Lost You
You'd Be Surprised

Plus a few original songs performed by our lead male role, including "Hushabye" & "You Came".

The film will also contain an instrumental score by Harry Gregson-Williams.

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Also, if you want to know who plays our two main characters:
Tom Rogers = Powers Boothe II *
Julienne = The Mouse Avenger (that's me!)

*For more information, see here: mouseavenger.deviantart.com/ar…