A Simple Story

1959 · 68 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 259 VOTES · DIR. Marcel Hanoun

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Overview

A woman arrives in Paris with her little girl to look for work. With limited funds and no luck, they end up penniless, homeless and dependent on the rare kindness of strangers.

Dialogue Timeline — 538 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:10 A Simple Story
00:03:49 I began to cry.
00:05:57 I opened the door.
00:08:56 - Goodbye, madam.
00:11:03 - Okay? You can go look for work while I take care of Sylvie. She tried to tell me where I could find work.
00:12:36 Solange and she went together into the kitchen.
00:14:29 The waitress was so nice.
00:16:23 - What are you doing here, little girl? While I was gone, a woman came and asked Sylvie what she was doing there.
00:19:26 My father might take me in.
00:22:49 - Madam, may I leave my suitcase with you, until... I asked the patroness to keep my suitcase....
00:24:54 I got on a subway.
00:27:03 - Make sure you lock the door. To be sure to lock the door.
00:29:21 It was very early.
00:32:18 One man wasn't able to help me find it. - Sorry. I don't know. - Thank you.
00:34:29 I was hoping for some peace and quiet.
00:36:47 He looked like a foreigner.
00:39:11 - Ah, you're back! The patroness was closing up.
00:43:10 I got back into bed.
00:46:19 I had 478 francs left.
00:48:33 the hotel patroness, who saw everything, spotted us.
00:51:07 My feet were starting to ache.
00:55:01 She just shrugged her shoulders.
00:57:14 She asked me what I was doing there.
100:00:00 francs in the lottery

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed538
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line100:00:00

Production Record

DirectorMarcel Hanoun
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes259