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".
00:06:07 So grandpa will sit here and his friends there...
00:08:47 Maybe he got lost...
00:13:45 -Cinnamon again? -Of course not!
00:16:36 Then we have Earth. What do we have on earth?
00:19:30 Don't be afraid. It's already dead!
00:22:12 What can we do? That's how it was laid out for us.
00:27:04 He was the one that brought us a "doudouklou", a pressure cooker...
00:30:01 You weren't here to see my shop being burned to the ground.
00:33:22 Please, come in...
00:37:39 When I come to Greece, you will cook and I'll dance for you.
00:41:53 -Where did you learn about tuna? -ln Constantinople we had the best fish!
00:44:32 Tell me son... Where you in the kitchen last night?
00:47:11 I think something's wrong with papa.
00:49:54 Your son is bright Mr. Iakovidis, but I'm concerned about something.
00:53:05 It seems he's been there a long time.
00:58:01 Are your folks from lnstabul?
01:00:30 then the war museum.
01:03:09 Neglecting any sense of inter- national law and alliance treaties...
01:05:26 Hide it? Why should l?
01:08:19 All these years you have savored life, you've travelled the world...
01:11:40 It'd be a shame for the biggest charmer to tie the knot with Lela.
01:14:24 more beautiful than what we actually found when we came.
21:02:36 Millitary Junda came to power
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 line21:02:36
Production Record
DirectorTasos Boulmetis
LanguageEL
IMDb votes15,197