Acéphale
1968 · 56 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 84 VOTES · DIR. Patrick Deval
Overview
An experimental arrangement of austerely executed but intensely hallucinatory episodes that build into a nightmarish fever of isolation and hopelessness.
Dialogue Timeline — 195 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:55 After the chaos
00:03:41 He may, however, merit nothing but betrayal
00:04:29 Stupidity and intelligenee thus cancel each other out.
00:10:32 It's too late for attempts to be reasonable and educated.
00:11:04 Compared to previous worlds it is hideous
00:11:37 its grandeur and its reality
00:12:05 that this world exists and justify themselves accordingly.
00:12:34 to escape their immediate reality.
00:13:07 Man remained, however, free from necessity.
00:13:37 who fills me with anguish, since he consists of both innocence and crime.
00:15:55 In truth, the desert which surrounds me is terrifying.
00:17:57 The ants!
00:19:44 and the dinosaur didn't flinch, it kept right on grazing.
00:20:43 All the women now live in the forest
00:21:17 And then...
00:32:58 Watch out!
00:34:06 I'm not sure what we're going to do but it'll be the terror of the earth.
00:38:13 They throw us in amongst the dead.
00:39:47 I'm making progress.
00:40:43 I've had enough. - At last...
00:47:42 I'm waiting for the head...
00:52:36 I feel like I'm made of lead.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed195
Dialogue density3.5 lines / min
First line00:02:55
Final line00:52:36
Production Record
DirectorPatrick Deval
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes84