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

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00:00:10 A Simple Story
00:03:49 I began to cry.
00:05:57 I opened the door.
00:08:54 She said she would be back in an hour.
00:10:59 She offered to take care of Sylvie while I looked for work. - Look here. I'll show you.
00:12:34 A neighbor came by.
00:14:16 Then find someone to take care of Sylvie so that I would be able to look for work.
00:16:12 I left Sylvie on the sidewalk.
00:19:21 I thought about going back to Lille.
00:22:23 Sylvie shouldn't have to worry about all of this.
00:24:35 That was funny. It made me laugh.
00:26:53 He was kind.
00:28:10 And then try to get an advance.
00:31:41 I bought a newspaper to go through the job listings.
00:34:09 I bought some pain du chocolate for Sylvie.
00:36:32 She told him not to take the keys out in the future. - You know you are not to take the keys out with you.
00:38:49 So I left.
00:42:33 I got back up.
00:45:40 I paid her for the day through noon.
00:47:15 I wanted to go back to the hotel.
00:50:11 I had bought some bread and pate earlier.
00:53:43 She ate a croissant.
00:56:25 but I didn't go in.
01:01:45 I was afraid.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed538
Dialogue density7.9 lines / min
First line00:00:10
Final line01:01:45

Production Record

DirectorMarcel Hanoun
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes259