Dead Times

1964 · 10 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 917 VOTES · DIR. René Laloux

Overview

What is man? Man makes war, man kills man, man hunts, man is executed. A montage mixing original drawings by Topor, original shots and stock shots that ironically analyze what man is.

Dialogue Timeline — 49 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:47 Somewhere, in a sparely populated galaxy...
00:00:53 The creatures of this world have four limbs.
00:01:00 ...and the two upper limbs enable them to kill.
00:01:07 He lives by it, he even dies by it.
00:01:13 In general, he's stubborn but gifted.
00:03:06 When the man dies, he lights a fire...
00:03:21 he meditates, he regrets.
00:03:29 ...one must know how to honor them.
00:04:12 ..but also respectable.
00:04:23 He gives to the dead.
00:04:50 Strangely enough, some people always remain alive in the end.
00:04:56 And what else is there for this future cadaver to do? Give him oblivion...
00:05:06 He kills what resembles him most!
00:05:33 He kills everything that bites, kicks, charges, snorts...
00:05:46 He is hailed when victorious, mourned when defeated.
00:05:55 One fills the time the best one can.
00:06:04 "Oh, my God, my wife, my husband...
00:06:10 They use every excuse to take any chance on it.
00:06:17 Crime might not pay, but it does bring in the money.
00:06:33 One must take care of the details, focus on the big picture...
00:06:38 The 3rd man, the 4th arm of the living beheaded, the 7th victim...
00:09:02 Even if man continues to commit crimes, justice will prevail.
00:09:25 ...and the dead rise to offer their executioners' heads...
00:09:35 "Father, I accuse myself of having been a man."

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed49
Dialogue density4.9 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line00:09:35

Production Record

DirectorRené Laloux
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes917