SCRIPTWRITER (June 23, 2014)

All the chairs on the terrace of Kino Europa are director’s chairs. They go well with one of the most popular cinemas in Zagreb, which is in the back. As soon as I sat at the terrace this morning, I noticed that the canvass on all the chairs was brand new. A moment later I noticed that they now had inscriptions on their backs, as well. “Producer” was to my right and “Cinematographer” to my left. One of the chairs close to my table made me smile, for it had “Extra” on its back. “Makeup Artist” and “Accountant” were a few tables away. When I realized that I had no idea what was written on the back of my own chair, I got up to check. “Scriptwriter” it said. Although I could not imagine stooping as low as writing a script for a commercial movie, I was still delighted. I could not have chanced upon a better chair, I reckoned. For a scriptwriter of sorts I surely am, but the rambling movie in question is my own life.