Heraclitus the Dark

1967 · 20 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 43 VOTES · DIR. Patrick Deval

Overview

Deval shot “Héraclite l’obscur” in Tunisia in 1967, with his then-girlfriend and editor Jackie Raynal, in 35 mm and in color. He was the first Zanzibar member to shoot a film not only outside of Paris but also in an exotic location. “Héraclite l’obscur” is described by its author as a “philosophical peplum”. – spectacle theater

Dialogue Timeline — 118 lines

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00:00:11 Dark Heraclitus
00:01:31 This world, constructed in a uniform manner, for each and every one of us
00:01:53 Heraclitus came down from the mountain.
00:02:14 He who possessed the absolute power of speech
00:02:40 oh, the soul, the soul, the beauty of the world
00:02:59 At the end of the day, everything is created by desire
00:03:21 There is only one life, burning, eternal.
00:04:06 Word and eternity. Father and son. God and man.
00:04:32 We are and we are not.
00:04:53 The sun, big as a man's foot.
00:05:28 and abandon their city to the children
00:05:51 It's Heraclitus the loudmouth
00:07:25 Dionysius and the ruler of Hell are one and the same god
00:08:34 where he will hide his knowledge.
00:10:18 retired to the mountains, frowning
00:10:39 In the mountains, closer to god, whose one flaw he was well aware of:
00:11:02 Fire judges everything in its path, sweeping it up as it goes.
00:11:26 Most men live as if they each possess their own particular way of thinking.
00:11:49 but never the intelligible fire.
00:13:19 Heraclitus descends towards Ephesius to consult the doctors.
00:14:43 tries to prove that the sun does not exist.
00:15:03 Hello.
00:16:25 To me, you're perfect.
00:20:17 Adaptation: Moira Tierney

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed118
Dialogue density5.9 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line00:20:17

Production Record

DirectorPatrick Deval
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes43