The Worst of Times

But I never really said, "Let them eat cake." Everything that's happening is not my fault. Too late. The people have spoken. The revolution is here.

Type:

Short

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

6pp

Genre:

Drama, History

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

13+

Copyright Details:

Synopsis/Details

Mary and her lawyer sit in jail, trial over, awaiting their fate. With the shadow and sound of the guillotine blade falling, she bemoans the unfairness of it all. My husband and I did nothing illegal. Well, you're a widow now. But it was the politicians' fault. Another shadow and another sound reveals their fate. But why a revolution now? None of the people out there did anything before. I'm afraid your constant denial that anything was wrong didn't help. So, as the two are escorted to meet their maker, we learn what really was, or is, the worst of times.

All Accolades & Coverage

Selected by the 2nd Annual Los Angeles Political Film Festival to be performed at the festival by professional actors.

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Revenge

Story Situation:

Falling prey to cruelty/misfortune

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Accusation, Condemnation, Punishment

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Couple

Special Effects:

Minor cgi

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Adult, Male Adult

Hero Type:

Unfortunate

Villian Type:

Authority Figure

Stock Character Types:

Damsel in distress

Advanced

Subgenre:

Black/Dark, Costume, Fallen Woman

Equality & Diversity:

Female Protagonist, Income Inequality Focused

Life Topics:

Approaching Death

Time Period:

Contemporary times, Late modern period

Country:

United States of America (USA)

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Submitted: 2021-Mar-02

Last Updated: 2022-May-01

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The Writer: Daniel Broderick

California native. Born in Los Angeles after my parents moved there from Chicago, where my father wrote for television after WWII and college. Have lived in San Fernando Valley, Orange County, Palo Alto, Florence (Italy), Washington, D.C., New Haven (Connecticut), West Los Angeles, Germany, and Sacramento. Currently live in Pasadena, California. Stanford undergrad. Played basketball until hurt my sophomore year, Yale Law School. Non-lawyer jobs include assembling board games, gas station attendant, assembling yachts, picking up trash at the beach, washing dorm windows, maintenance at a golf course, painting the take off boards for the long jump and triple jump (jock job, where I was… Go to bio

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The Worst of Times

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