Destroy, She Said
1969 · 94 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 303 VOTES · DIR. Marguerite Duras
Overview
In a secluded hotel circumscribed by a dense forest Max and Alissa Thor meet Stein and Elisabeth. Max, a professor of future history and an aspiring author, is immediately attracted to the brooding wife of industrialist Bernard Alione, Elisabeth, who is recovering from a miscarriage. Stein, a German Jew and potential writer, is infatuated by Alissa, Max's young wife and former student. During their sojourn the guests' identities gradually meld.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,234 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:03 Where are we?
00:03:41 I've stayed here.
00:08:05 She must start, forget what she's read, and start again...
00:12:10 No one ever comes by here. There's no name on it.
00:16:03 Nothing.
00:20:39 And I don't know you.
00:25:28 Inevitably.
00:29:16 You play?
00:32:51 I saw her. Quite grown-up.
00:36:19 There must have been something else.
00:40:24 No one has appeared yet
00:45:09 Now we go to the South.
00:48:57 So...
00:52:36 Yes.
00:57:22 I must go in. I have to pack.
01:02:01 Now he's left.
01:06:20 We're the same height.
01:10:10 Your name woke me up.
01:13:46 that's not the point.
01:17:21 You must have noticed, she's very reserved, very...
01:20:16 Is it very different?
01:23:25 So difficult.
01:27:27 Would she have gone into the forest with Alissa?
01:32:32 Destroy, She Said
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,234
Dialogue density13.1 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:32:32
Production Record
DirectorMarguerite Duras
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes303