Law of Desire
1987 · 102 MIN · IMDB 7.1 · 14,717 VOTES · DIR. Pedro Almodóvar
Overview
Pablo, a successful film director, disappointed in his relationship with his young lover, Juan, concentrates in a new project, a monologue starring his transgender sister, Tina. Antonio, an uptight young man, falls possessively in love with the director and in his passion would stop at nothing to obtain the object of his desire.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,054 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:35 Sit down and start undressing
00:04:41 Yes...
00:09:30 - Can I come with you? - OK. Can you drive?
00:14:11 Let me type in peace
00:17:01 I'll send you a typed letter. Please sign it and send it back
00:20:06 I was a soloist when I was young
00:22:45 We asked the Virgin for work. I'll take another vow
00:26:46 Don't touch anything
00:33:00 You're hopeless. Someone should take care of you
00:36:04 I'm thinking of my family. They don't read my letters, but best be cautious
00:40:39 Me? Why would I think you want to hang up?
00:46:03 Look, it's not that the role is inspired by you
00:49:14 I promised not to ask questions, and I've kept my bargain over the years
00:54:22 I wanted to show him the lighthouse
00:59:10 Let's go after him
01:03:07 And when you said Juan and you weren't lovers
01:07:44 - Can I see him? - Not yet
01:10:36 These two letters were typed on this machine
01:13:57 And if he gets cataleptic?
01:16:45 - Would you have done it anyway? - Probably
01:20:02 I thought I wasn't going to make it. I've brought you all sorts of stuff
01:23:06 If a murder's been committed, you should find the murderer
01:25:41 And why are you so concerned? You don't even know him
01:30:19 But you never let me use it
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,054
Dialogue density10.3 lines / min
First line00:01:35
Final line01:30:19
Production Record
DirectorPedro Almodóvar
LanguageSpanish
Budget$600,000
Revenue$1,400,000
IMDb votes14,717