A Detective Story
1929 · 50 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 98 VOTES · DIR. Charles Dekeukeleire
Overview
This story is built up with filmed documents in an experimental fashion.
Dialogue Timeline — 140 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 Detective story
00:00:52 At Mrs Jonathan's request he observed her husband's comings and goings
00:01:18 Uses the recording device as an instrument of investigation.
00:01:41 because each development would rob T's work
00:03:27 Mrs Jonathan wants us to look for her husband
00:06:36 ln Brussels Jonathan is bored
00:09:40 Too sensitive
00:12:02 So Jonathan kicks the habit with a day of rest...
00:13:07 the big rush of hasty travellers
00:16:20 And
00:17:54 Jonathan is bored
00:21:26 Jonathan is looking for a change of scenery
00:22:23 Jonathan did not see:
00:23:24 and killed the magistrate Pierre Lanchals
00:24:01 ls he worried about Mrs Jonathan ?
00:24:17 No
00:26:42 Fragments from T's research
00:37:21 Jonathan's ideas are becoming more clear
00:40:15 make
00:42:09 Water and fire
00:45:06 here ?
00:48:03 Where T's research becomes extremely interesting
00:49:16 for Reinische und Wurtembergische Bk M. H.W.L. Jonathan
00:49:56 'But', he says, 'l wanted to understand Jonathan.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed140
Dialogue density2.8 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line00:49:56
Production Record
DirectorCharles Dekeukeleire
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes98