Baxter, Vera Baxter
1977 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 683 VOTES · DIR. Marguerite Duras
Overview
In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced. Vera tells her about her no-good husband, who has been using her to keep his failing business afloat, up to her present love affair.
Dialogue Timeline — 688 lines
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00:01:43 Where is the villa?
00:05:02 He's called 4 times since noon.
00:09:35 Often here, in the afternoon
00:12:38 - You met her by chance? - I mean... Yes.
00:17:10 It's all I can hear.
00:20:20 No.
00:23:21 No, it's not true.
00:27:12 What didn't you know?
00:29:44 He has always been afraid for you. You know that.
00:34:05 It's big. 8 rooms. It has a beach.
00:37:07 About everything. A lot.
00:42:56 Have you been there long?
00:46:29 It's big. Well situated. But...
00:49:45 I remember. Near the Alma bridge, I think.
00:52:58 He was a friend of my brothers. I always knew him.
00:56:59 We called it "exterior turbulence."
01:00:47 Michel Cayre phoned me.
01:04:01 Shouldn't you have?
01:07:02 "Jean Baxter has the charm of money."
01:10:15 He said he had to do it, that it was a crime.
01:14:16 You mean, it wasn't worth it?
01:17:56 Michel Cayre saw Monique Combes at the Hotel de Paris this morning.
01:22:16 She lies. White lies.
01:26:48 I don't know what I want any more.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed688
Dialogue density7.2 lines / min
First line00:01:43
Final line01:26:48
Production Record
DirectorMarguerite Duras
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes683