Backbiters
1927 · 84 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 202 VOTES · DIR. Jean Renoir, Albert Dieudonné
Overview
About the conflict between social classes through the life of the unhappy Catherine Ferrand, an orphan girl, who is a victim of the jealousy of women and the greed of men.
Dialogue Timeline — 157 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 CATHERINE A JOYLESS LIFE
00:03:02 were concerned with no one.
00:05:36 Georges Mallet, Mayor, Councillor, and Deputy...
00:08:13 Why in this great wood do I love to wander and weep...
00:11:29 A yes, I beg you, or else, In spite of my zeal
00:14:22 Georges Mallet saw Catherine in every child...
00:17:53 My wife is becoming impossible. She makes Catherine's life unbearable.
00:21:41 He's very ill. I'm afraid he won't last the winter.
00:29:35 The next morning.
00:32:19 Handsome Adolphe, bookie, small lender, etc. etc...
00:36:22 The "good souls" of Varance had created
00:38:25 and your belongings will be kept in security.
00:47:53 By morning, she was in Saint-Paul.
00:53:27 I've been very unhappy.
00:55:07 Madame Mallet's mother
00:57:53 VOTE FOR GEORGES MALLET
01:00:33 Yes Citizens, vote for me, it's...
01:03:07 I'll consent to withdraw my candidacy if Mallet
01:05:59 is a scandal to our village, Mr. Deputy...
01:07:51 Heels at your feet, quiet as a puzzle.
01:11:20 Catherine sought refuge in an abandoned streetcar.
01:13:14 The 5:30 streetcar.
01:21:22 The final descent.
50:00:00 my own money for gutter repairs.
Cast & Characters
Catherine Hessling
Catherine Férand
Albert Dieudonné
Maurice Laisné
Eugénie Nau
Madame Laisné
Pierre Lestringuez
Adolphe - le maquereau
Pierre Champagne
Le fils Mallet
Louis Gauthier
Le député Georges Mallet
Oléo
Une fille
Jean Renoir
Le sous-préfet
Maud Richard
Madame Mallet
Georges Térof
Gédéon Grave
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed157
Dialogue density1.9 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line50:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJean Renoir, Albert Dieudonné
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes202