2023 · Feature · Romance
Past Lives
Screenplay by Celine Song.
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A way into the pages
Notice the transitions between periods of the characters’ lives. Compare what the action describes with what the dialogue leaves unsaid.
The shape of this draft
Measured with engine 1.5 from the draft held in our 428-feature research release. Comparisons use the eligible sample for each measure. They describe this selected corpus; they are not targets or quality scores.
Pages
86
Held-PDF pages, including covers and front matter; not numbered story pages or film running time.
The dot is this draft. The shaded middle half of the corpus spans 106–131; the median line is 117. n = 428.
Explore the pages benchmarkScenes
103
Scenes identified from the headings in this draft.
The dot is this draft. The shaded middle half of the corpus spans 93–162; the median line is 124. n = 401.
Explore the scenes benchmarkLocations
93
Distinct normalised locations, not shooting locations or sets.
The dot is this draft. The shaded middle half of the corpus spans 45–84; the median line is 62. n = 401.
Explore the locations benchmarkSpeaking characters
17
Distinct speaking cues after normalisation, not cast size.
The dot is this draft. The shaded middle half of the corpus spans 31–54; the median line is 42. n = 233.
Explore the speaking characters benchmarkSources and limitations
These measurements describe one available screenplay draft, which may differ from the finished film. Automatic extraction can misread formatting even when a measurement passes our checks. The screenplay itself is available through the account-based reader.
Credits were reviewed on 20 September 2026 separately from the frozen measurements. Source-book and story credits are not treated as screenplay credits.
Use this research
The PreList Industry Intelligence (2026). Past Lives (2023): screenplay measurements. https://www.theprelist.io/scripts/past-lives-2023. Measurements: anatomy-of-a-produced-screenplay-2026-09-v5. Credits and reading guide: screenplay-directory-2026-09-v2.
Licensed CC BY 4.0 (measurements only; screenplay and artwork excluded): reuse the figures, charts and dataset with attribution and a link back to this page. Snapshot anatomy-of-a-produced-screenplay-2026-09-v5; every number above traces to it.