Dreams of a Life

2011 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 3,496 VOTES · DIR. Carol Morley

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Overview

A filmmaker sets out to discover the life of Joyce Vincent, who died in her bedsit in North London in 2003. Her body wasn't discovered for three years, and newspaper reports offered few details of her life - not even a photograph.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,430 lines

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00:01:44 When the story of Joyce was brought back to the office
00:05:21 No. - Isn't that interesting?
00:08:51 I think that was the terribly sad thing, really.
00:12:42 "I'm bringing this girl I work with." We'd heard about her.
00:16:24 (Martin) 'Joyce's mother had elocution lessons for her
00:19:45 and everything about her was just immaculate.
00:23:10 'l think Joyce was just horrified.'
00:27:09 (Martin) 'Her father was a carpenter. I don't consider that working-class.
00:30:37 I moved in April, May '88.
00:33:45 She's putting a voice on.
00:36:53 I Sometimes flowers mean
00:39:53 and it was hard to get rid of men.
00:42:55 She got a little bit silly on more
00:46:27 And I remember afterwards
00:49:54 (I Carolyn Crawford: My Smile ls Just A Frown
00:54:37 'having a conversation with somebody.
00:58:47 (Kim) 'I am 100% sure that is what we were told had happened.
01:02:37 (Martin) 'l don't know the arrangement
01:05:54 which is sad really, very sad.
01:09:44 But it makes you wonder what was actually going on.
01:13:42 It was one new year and Martin phoned me up
01:17:33 That's sad, cos obviously you've got family
01:21:17 (Alistair) 'l did love her, intensely, and I think she loved me very deeply.
01:25:19 I Feel the pain and watch me bleed

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,430
Dialogue density15.1 lines / min
First line00:01:44
Final line01:25:19

Production Record

DirectorCarol Morley
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$6,595
IMDb votes3,496