Dark Night, Calcutta
1964 · 24 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 79 VOTES · DIR. Marin Karmitz
Overview
Marin Karmitz's avant-garde short film is a haunting tale about an alcoholic novelist facing a crippling case of writer's block.
Dialogue Timeline — 172 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 Do the clinical studies of psychiatrists
00:00:25 in these strictly fictional representations?
00:01:32 He is silent
00:01:53 but safe...
00:02:13 will fully expose his solitude
00:03:37 The love felt, meeting a woman.
00:04:51 How difficult!
00:05:25 the woman is blond.
00:05:58 This thing I want to do...
00:07:23 Tomorrow it will be seen.
00:08:00 Miasmic.
00:09:16 I don't want to go to England.
00:09:40 and I like that beach.
00:10:19 Horrible vermin everywhere.
00:12:29 a smooth roll flooding through her...
00:16:16 He meets her at a French Embassy reception.
00:16:52 I will find the connection between all of these things.
00:17:23 He pulled out a flask from his pocket.
00:18:00 What kind of book?
00:18:41 I think you should get some rest first.
00:19:40 I can stop whenever I want...
00:25:08 Agony.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed172
Dialogue density7.2 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line00:25:08
Production Record
DirectorMarin Karmitz
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes79