First Name: Carmen

1983 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 4,695 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Luc Godard

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Overview

The protagonist is Carmen X, a sexy female member of a terrorist gang. She asks her uncle Jean, a washed-up film director if she can borrow his beachside house to make a film with some friends, but they are in fact planning to rob a bank. During the robbery she falls in love with a security guard. The film intercuts between Carmen's escape with the guard, her uncle's attempt to make a comeback film, and a string quartet attempting to perform Beethoven.

Dialogue Timeline — 730 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 and of a Special Award for Sound and Cinematography.
00:03:52 You worked hard today!
00:06:55 ...the last vacation.
00:08:53 You never got along with her.
00:11:47 Of all evils, mistakes are the worst.
00:15:08 - Go away! - Help!
00:24:54 The first phrase built on the harmony...
00:31:59 We're going to make a movie, some pals and I.
00:36:17 - Now I know... - What?
00:40:38 Not really.
00:43:36 - Move, in jail! - You are hamming it up now!
00:45:28 Is he in the film business?
00:47:42 Like the tide rushing in...
00:50:01 They haven't invented cigarettes or blue-jeans. Nothing!
00:51:57 What about money?
00:54:04 Don't listen to him. He's so negative.
00:56:48 What if you did?
00:58:50 What about me?
01:01:29 OK, that's enough, we're in a rush.
01:05:09 I'm sleepy.
01:08:38 I'll tell you later.
01:13:06 Here they are...
01:16:40 I'll go say good-bye.
01:19:01 It's all over.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed730
Dialogue density8.6 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:19:01

Production Record

DirectorJean-Luc Godard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes4,695