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
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00:00:09 FADING LIGHT
00:06:30 You'll eat it all. There's salad and bread, too.
00:08:47 Christos Mirisiotis.
00:10:53 His father lives here?
00:16:24 ~ Tell me, Grandpa. ~ I've heard stories.
00:22:00 You don't fool me...
00:25:02 I just wanted to talk about Christos.
00:27:04 Tune E to D...
00:30:21 ~ Are you from here? ~ No, from across there.
00:32:42 If you do, I'll leave home.
00:35:59 What is it?
00:38:42 Let's go.
00:42:59 But he's gone...
00:47:07 "When I got home, I hid them, so my mother wouldn't see."
00:52:55 What's wrong, Paganini?
00:58:03 You should go...
00:59:25 It's a shame not to give him a chance.
01:06:07 I'm sorry.
01:10:32 and generously offer it to others...
01:14:16 Look right. Good.
01:15:51 Gradually, they'll increase...
01:17:50 We will!
01:26:59 You'll like them, too, when you learn to read.
01:29:28 We went to the doctor in Athens.