Leaves from Satan's Book

1920 · 157 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 1,409 VOTES · DIR. Carl Theodor Dreyer

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Overview

The power of Satan is highlighted in four historical tales: the betrayal and subsequent arrest of Jesus, the Spanish Inquisition, the French Revolution and the execution of Marie Antoinette, and the Finnish War of Independence in 1918.

Dialogue Timeline — 474 lines

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00:00:00 LEAVES OUT OF THE BOOK OF SATAN
00:02:57 Satanas - Helge Nissen.
00:10:58 - that caiphas should let Jesus be seized and slain.
00:15:24 but he is not God"s son, only a man. An impostor.
00:23:04 Lord, where are you going? We are tired. et us stay here.
00:32:47 Setting: Seville in pain.
00:39:21 My son, why do you not put yourself at the service of the Inquisition?
00:47:16 Be not surprised. José is a faithful friend of the Inquisition.
01:02:25 But the lord left Satanas no time for contemplation.
01:07:36 carefree youth.
01:14:36 - the fugitives from chambord were approaching their temporary goal:
01:21:29 - for you have the right to claim the best from me.
01:27:07 At the conciergerie -
01:31:32 For Marie Antoinette all secular ties have been severed -
01:34:26 The subject matter was known to no one, -
01:39:52 Satanas who must tempt mankind in obedience to the divine doom.
01:45:09 - Marie Antoinette was taken before the Revolutionary ribunal.
01:48:41 At this moment I can hear the death-cart rumble into the yard -
01:55:41 Three women"s faiths have been betrayed by you.
02:01:51 - across to the railway station of Hirola.
02:10:55 Ivan has turned the schoolroom of Hirola into a lecture hall, -
02:16:18 One evening, about a week later, -
02:26:49 - to be comforted by religion.
02:36:47 - and its words urge Satanas on to new goals, new fates.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed474
Dialogue density3.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line02:36:47

Production Record

DirectorCarl Theodor Dreyer
LanguageDanish
IMDb votes1,409