Drifting Clouds
1996 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 9,796 VOTES · DIR. Aki Kaurismäki
Overview
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. Together they must hit the streets of Helsinki, facing up to hardship and humiliation in their quest for survival, guided through the gloom by a ray of hope.
Dialogue Timeline — 486 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:14 DRIFTING CLOUDS
00:10:11 I'm going. - Good.
00:14:21 Unbearable rubbish! Get me my dough! - You didn't even pay.
00:16:29 You must apply for unemployment money.
00:21:15 For weeks I tried to meet the new director, but he wouldn't see me.
00:24:25 Tomorrow I'll not be the owner of this place any more.
00:28:44 and she'll never return.
00:32:29 That's it. You can drop dead anytime.
00:35:18 Dinner's at five.
00:40:42 Ilona!
00:44:49 We cannot be reached today. If you're replying to our announcements -
00:48:14 I don't have that much with me, but I can get it.
00:50:34 All right. When do we open?
00:53:43 Steak Hawaii. - Will be served at the table.
00:59:10 Do you work here? - Yes.
01:02:54 I can't. - Why not, what's with you?
01:07:55 Let's go home.
01:10:23 That's clear.
01:13:06 Melartin. - Rasmussen.
01:16:27 Will you be long?
01:18:13 Can't help it. Inferiority complex.
01:22:05 I thought that sweetbread -
01:25:24 Maybe a glass of beer, I'm so excited.
08:00:00 sells her flat and moves in with us.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed486
Dialogue density5.0 lines / min
First line00:00:14
Final line08:00:00
Production Record
DirectorAki Kaurismäki
LanguageFI
IMDb votes9,796