A Difficult Life

1961 · 118 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 2,346 VOTES · DIR. Dino Risi

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Overview

Silvio refuses to fight for the fascists and joins the resistance with Elena. After the war, his vitriolic newspaper articles cause him to be sentenced to imprisonment.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,131 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:40 Partisans!
00:08:35 We'll put it here.
00:12:31 Give me a cigarette.
00:17:00 Right away. Simonini, the director wants to talk to you.
00:20:25 - “We'll be until late.” - Yes!
00:23:35 - It's too late. - No.
00:29:05 No, if things go well, even you will live better.
00:32:44 - Silvio, are we eating or leaving? - Wait a little, then we're leaving.
00:37:29 “Dear Rustichelli, you have no idea how much I envy you.“
00:43:27 I thought you were older.
00:48:32 I've been thinking all night, and I have decided to do it my way.
00:53:06 - What are your demands? - One moment.
00:56:32 - And there's the dancer from Macario. - You know her?
01:00:35 - Mama's love. - He is well. He has recovered.
01:05:15 - If it don't answer these questions… - Make me a simpler one.
01:09:46 About what can you speak to a canary about?
01:13:30 in a woman who cracks the head of a German with an iron?
01:17:40 - I know, the one with the novel. - You remember?
01:21:54 Do you think she wants to come back to me?
01:27:19 Your mother didn't understand me.
01:36:31 If one seeks only an arrangement, it is very easy.
01:41:14 Everyone here is a bastard. Don't come to Italy, stay at home.
01:48:17 - Anchovies? - The commander wants you.
50:00:00 I'm happy to spend them, I eat well here.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,131
Dialogue density9.6 lines / min
First line00:00:40
Final line50:00:00

Production Record

DirectorDino Risi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,346