Fading Light
2000 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 166 VOTES · DIR. Vasilis Douros
Overview
Twelve year old Christos Myrisiotis lives with his mother Eleni on a remote picturesque Aegean island. The boy has been doubly singled out by fate. He has a remarkable musical talent but at the same time is condemned to going blind as a result of a rare disease. Now an eccentric loner, Christos finds an outlet in nature and the dream world of a cave where his heightened hearing enables him to collect natural sounds which he then turns to musical compositions for his violin. His only friends are his classmate Angeliki and the old lighthouse keeper Soursoumis who teaches him not only the violin but also about life in general. Everything changes when the new schoolteacher Maria arrives on the island. She develops a great interest in Christos’ exceptional abilities even though he keeps on being indifferent to school. On her own initiative Maria ensures his participation in a music contest. Christos’ traumatic family and personal experiences cause him to mature as an artist.
Dialogue Timeline — 502 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 FADING LIGHT
00:06:30 You'll eat it all. There's salad and bread, too.
00:08:49 Read what's on the board, Christos.
00:10:59 You're new here. There's a lot to learn.
00:16:35 Are there ghosts?
00:22:11 ~ Did you cause any trouble? ~ No.
00:25:15 His records show that he used to be a good student.
00:27:25 That's a double chord.
00:30:48 You mean his myopia?
00:34:12 Who else do we call moonstruck?
00:37:30 So you'll concentrate better.
00:41:38 It's more modern cut short at the back.
00:44:49 ~ I want to record you. ~ Why?
00:51:01 Next month there's a violin competition in Athens.
00:57:12 "a sailing boat..."
00:58:37 I was sure he went to school today...
01:00:32 Come on! Quietly, quietly.
01:08:28 Stop that whining! I'm coming.
01:13:41 Are you okay back there, buddy?
01:15:14 Come with me.
01:17:11 Where would you like to go?
01:24:06 I promise you.
01:29:11 "both in Greece and abroad."
29:09:07 With special thanks to: "basketsoup"