Iron and Silk
1991 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 649 VOTES · DIR. Shirley Sun
Overview
Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. (Wikipedia)
Dialogue Timeline — 836 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:36 [man narrating] I hate to admit it
00:04:19 [man] Mr. Mark.
00:06:31 Call me Mark.
00:08:00 Let's see. Tell me something about yourself.
00:12:15 to have a teacher who could lead you
00:15:32 Everything I touch turns to so-so.
00:17:43 I was sent down to the countryside
00:19:57 I'm not good enough.
00:27:31 Thank you.
00:29:28 "I attended a dance at night.
00:31:20 My wife went to Peking and had this duck.
00:38:19 [birds squawking]
00:41:44 They invited me to live with them on their boat.
00:43:57 Doesn't he love her, too?
00:46:17 Her lips are too big.
00:48:56 I could almost hear the theme music from Rocky playing
00:52:52 I just got it.
00:55:48 that I couldn't eat bitter.
00:59:22 Not "how are you feeling?"
01:01:01 and now teacher Pan, whose martial arts skills
01:04:40 where the Foreign Affairs people
01:09:08 job that would take me there
01:16:41 # A sleighing song tonight
01:21:42 No, at the end of the bridge, I will get off.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed836
Dialogue density9.1 lines / min
First line00:01:36
Final line01:21:42
Production Record
DirectorShirley Sun
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes649