Dust of Empire
1983 · 103 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · DIR. Lâm Lê
Overview
In 1954, escorted by a sergeant, a French nun travels through Tonkin, spreading the good Catholic word as she goes. A mute child leads her to a remote village. Installed at a carpenter, the travelers prepare the projection material indispensable to their propaganda. At nightfall, in a storm, a group of maquisards surrounded the house. Fortunately, the carpenter is a respected man. The attackers withdraw. After a sudden rise in water, the mute child loses the precious message that had been entrusted to him by a wounded maquis...
Dialogue Timeline — 659 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:31 WHEN THE ROCKS STARE AT THE HORIZON FOR A LONG TIME, THEY BECOME
00:05:55 You cannot understand.
00:12:11 Where are you going?
00:16:44 Hello.
00:18:13 The house is spacious. It's not a problem at all.
00:23:50 We agreed, sister, we do this on the closet.
00:25:41 Because the rich, I sense that you don't like them very much. I can feel it.
00:27:59 Sir!
00:30:58 It's fast!
00:32:56 - Thanks for the advice. - I don't fear the enemy.
00:36:24 For God's sake! Come on!
00:38:37 The river?
00:40:47 For God's sake, to the post!
00:43:47 These futile thoughts
00:56:38 Get down!
01:02:12 The nuns bring you to visit your grandparents.
01:04:15 "Villa Des Roses."
01:10:29 Go ahead.
01:14:02 They've all gone.
01:21:45 - We're there! - We're there!
01:27:08 dominates all the others is peace in Asia
01:30:15 I already said I didn't want disturbing during the meeting. Hurry.
01:32:36 White is usually worn for dancing. Think of dancers.
01:45:21 Subtitle translation by: Anthony Hoang
Cast & Characters
Dominique Sanda
Missionary
Jean-François Stévenin
Sergeant Tam-Tam
Thang-Long
The carpenter
Yann Roussel
Eurasian Man
Anne Canovas
French Woman
Lan Hoang
Vietnamese Woman
Myriam Mézières
Singer
Tra Huu Phuc
The young messenger
Lê Cung Bắc
The escapee
Lê Vinh
The mute child
Lâm Lê
Dao the maquisard
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed659
Dialogue density6.4 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:45:21
Production Record
DirectorLâm Lê
LanguageFrench
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