Purple Magazine
— S/S 2014 issue 21

The Night Will Be Black and White

original script written and portrayed by MELVIL POUPAUD photographed by CARTER SMITH styled by ROBERT RABENSTEINER     An anonymous script arrived in the mail this morning. The story of a man who is investigating a mysterious death that occurred in Paris long ago, on the night of January 26, 1855, to be precise. There was no name on the cover of the script. Just the title “The Night Will Be Black and White.” _____   #14 — exterior / day — rue Saint-Martin A man is walking down a Paris street, peering up at the street numbers. He opens a small notebook with a bright green cover, checking something: clearly what is written does not match where he is standing. So he lingers in front of 96 rue Saint- Martin until a man leaves the building. He catches the door before it closes and slips inside. ______   #15…

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