A Gentle Woman

Name: A Gentle Woman
Director: Robert Bresson
Released: 1969
Duration: 88 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Dominique Sanda, Guy Frangin, Jeanne Lobre, Claude Ollier, Jacques Kébadian

1969 · 88 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 3,187 VOTES · DIR. Robert Bresson

Overview

When his young wife commits suicide with no explanation, an introspective pawnbroker looks back on their life together.

Dialogue Timeline — 317 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:20 A Gentle Woman

00:05:42 ... some relatives used her as a servant

00:08:11 I've been poor too

00:10:16 All what?

00:12:30 Say yes! Say it!

00:18:24 How beautiful they are, what rosy cheeks!

00:24:56 - What are you looking at? - You

00:27:27 I waited for her all day. I'd been given tickets for "Hamlet"

00:30:06 Gertrude, do not drink

00:31:39 It is here, Hamlet. Thou art slain

00:32:48 Report me and my cause aright to the unsatisfied

00:33:40 The rest is silence

00:34:47 you must acquire and beget a temperance...

00:40:04 She was back, as if nothing had happened

00:43:10 The entire R.A.F.

00:47:45 Was it the boy who saw her at the shop?

00:54:53 It was the first time she hadn't slept beside me

01:03:02 Sleep...

01:07:29 irritated sometimes, but not angry

01:12:47 In my house! Has she forgotten I exist?

01:17:50 She let slip words that pierced my heart

01:19:33 Anywhere. Far away... with space and sunlight

01:22:26 I was struck by her calm; I'd tossed all night

Cast & Characters

Dominique Sanda Elle Guy Frangin Luc, son mari Jeanne Lobre Anna, la bonne Claude Ollier Le médecin Jacques Kébadian Le dragueur Gilles Sandier Le maire Dorothée Blanck L'infirmière

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed317

Dialogue density3.6 lines / min

First line00:00:20

Final line01:22:26

Production Record

DirectorRobert Bresson

LanguageFrench

IMDb votes3,187