A Touch of Spice
2003 · 108 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 15,197 VOTES · DIR. Tasos Boulmetis
Overview
"A Touch of Spice" is a story about Fanis, a young Greek boy growing up in Istanbul, whose grandfather, a culinary philosopher and mentor, teaches him that both food and life require a little salt to give them flavor. They both require... A Touch of Spice. Fanis grows up to become an excellent cook and uses his cooking skills to spice up the lives of those around him. 35 years later he leaves Athens and travels back to his birthplace of Istanbul to reunite with his grandfather and his first love. He travels back only to realize that he forgot to put a little bit of spice in his own life.
Dialogue Timeline — 647 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:30 Granpa often said that the Greek word for "dream" conceals within the word "belch".
00:05:40 Remember as a boy how you used to cook all night?
00:08:38 Yes... Doctor...
00:13:17 Hold on... I'm coming.
00:16:14 and then Venus.
00:19:05 That's what our mother gave us to clear up our acne!
00:21:28 There is a new crisis with Athens...
00:25:50 Roses, in Delphi...
00:29:20 Also Aidin Bey came by and said something I didn't like.
00:32:01 are being informed of the con- fiscation of their properties.
00:36:21 and we will live together in Greece.
00:40:14 "so that when we meet again I can have your opinion".
00:43:34 That's for tomorrow. Papa is fasting.
00:45:59 -Actually, I think he was Jewish. -But they don't eat pastrourma!
00:48:17 Dear God, don't be telling me this...!
00:50:50 I don't want other games.
00:53:58 They left because her father now work in Ankara. Didn't she write?
00:58:50 When I see a scout I get emotio- nal and always give something extra.
01:01:13 But with a Turkish dialect?
01:04:02 Same for you...
01:06:21 -Man, isn't it hot in here? -You should visit the engine room.
01:09:00 Before this voyage, I looked in the mirror.
01:11:59 I did it for my uncle and I'm sure grandpa will agree.
01:15:46 HOSPlTAL FOR GREEKS Panagia Valouklis
Cast & Characters
Georges Corraface
Fanis Iakovidis
Ieroklis Michaelidis
Savvas Iakovidis
Renia Louizidou
Soultana Iakovidou
Tamer Karadagli
Mustafa
Basak Köklükaya
Saime
Tassos Bandis
Grandpa Vasilis
Stelios Mainas
Uncle Aimilios
Odysseas Papaspiliopoulos
Fanis - 18 years old
Markos Osse
Fanis - 8 years old
Thodoros Exarhos
Thrasyvoulos
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed647
Dialogue density6.0 lines / min
First line00:00:30
Final line01:15:46
Production Record
DirectorTasos Boulmetis
LanguageEL
IMDb votes15,197