Lamerica

1994 · 112 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 2,427 VOTES · DIR. Gianni Amelio

Lamerica poster

Overview

Fiore, an Italian conman, arrives in post Communist Albania with Gino, his young apprentice, to set up a shoe factory that will never open. The con requires a native Albanian, so they designate Spiro, an impoverished and confused former political prisoner as chairman of the board. When Fiore returns to Italy to get government funds for the project, Spiro unexpectedly disappears and Gino sets out on a journey to find him. The search leads him to discover Spiro's tragic personal history and witness Albanian poverty firsthand.

Dialogue Timeline — 938 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:23 Italian troops disembark
00:02:20 of the great nation which ended
00:05:56 With all this land, all the oil and water you have...
00:09:06 - Are you related? - No.
00:12:11 their beds and cleaned the room every day.
00:15:51 They wouldn't have left him here.
00:20:20 and ears to hear.
00:24:43 They buy villa in Velona near sea
00:30:51 I know it's difficult.
00:36:46 Thank God, at Ieast that... Where are his shoes?
00:41:28 Are you Albanian or ltalian? Tell me who the fuck you are!
00:45:42 I aIways see Italian TV, even if communism not permit before.
00:48:35 How can I get to Tirana?
00:52:18 Where are we?
00:57:10 How will you get there without me?
01:02:22 No money, we board ships.
01:06:59 What's the matter with you?
01:15:01 home
01:20:19 Gino calling from Albania!
01:24:02 Thank you anyway, my friend
01:27:18 All nice people.
01:32:25 Don't you Iike Turkish coffee?
01:35:23 we invest our own money.
01:42:35 but we have to keep heart.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed938
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:23
Final line01:42:35

Production Record

DirectorGianni Amelio
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes2,427