Benvenuta
1983 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 235 VOTES · DIR. André Delvaux
Overview
A passionate affair set against the intense encounter between a film-maker and a novelist. The story begins with young scriptwriter François tracking down the author of a once-scandalous novel. His aim is to adapt the work for the screen but several elements of the novel he finds difficult to comprehend. The author, Jeanne, is initially cautious of relaying information, insisting the presumably autobiographical book in no way relates to her personal life. However, eventually she takes the man into confidence to tell the background of Benvenuta.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,123 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:08 Hurry up!
00:06:04 - Would this be okay? - Benvenuta's childhood is her business.
00:09:14 Try it once more, at the right tempo.
00:12:12 Just as in love, the stems and the leaves stretch out...
00:15:00 I'm not a monster, you know.
00:21:41 I hope that I didn't hurt you too much.
00:28:08 Take me in your arms.
00:32:57 Come on, it's this way.
00:36:23 You don't know anything, don't understand anything! So why do you say anything!?
00:39:43 "... you shackle..."
00:42:17 "... the unheard ecstasy..."
00:45:46 A stopover?
00:49:11 Yes?
00:51:10 Inge!
00:56:31 See? I'm wearing my blue tie.
01:00:00 I should have stayed in Naples.
01:04:21 - No, it's closed! All of Italy is closed today. - Come on, just for two minutes.
01:07:12 And did she keep his letters?
01:11:38 Ten years the land raised up in a small village near here.
01:14:18 Livio, my dear Livio. I've read Kafka too, you know.
01:18:23 Nothing would ever destroy the bond that united her with Livio.
01:21:07 Unbearable.
01:25:20 I was afraid you might have had an accident, that I would lose you.
01:29:05 ... has happened...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,123
Dialogue density10.7 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line01:29:05
Production Record
DirectorAndré Delvaux
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes235