Like a Bird on a Wire
1975 · 44 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 197 VOTES · DIR. Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Overview
A pseudo variety show about the Aufbau-Era, the time of the German 'economic miracle'. Brigitte Mira recounts her four husbands through song and joke, on an series of artificial sets.
Dialogue Timeline — 525 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 Like a bird on the wire...
00:01:58 And I swear...
00:04:36 Children, tonight I'm gonna take my pick
00:06:02 We got married then.
00:08:04 When we met, he came straight out of the concentration camp.
00:09:27 But it wasn't that, what separated us in the end
00:11:08 I should have clocked you one every once in a while...
00:12:52 And then came Frankie.
00:14:08 Wow, Evelyn! Where are you going?
00:15:19 Oh yes, umm... by the way
00:16:26 - What are we? - Tiled stoves, my darling.
00:18:51 knows you too and loves you too, knows you too and loves you too.
00:20:56 Oh, your mommy dressed you up nicely!
00:22:51 I always knew that he's not really faithful
00:24:39 with just one hand he could measure my waist
00:26:33 And now I'll sing you a nice little ditty.
00:29:09 All my clothes were cut a bit shorter.
00:30:48 and a beautiful woman in a pink leotard
00:32:30 If nothing else happens than that
00:34:07 Now enough of melancholy.
00:35:48 Where do I get discount? In which pub in this town?
00:37:42 You're rolling in jewels, and Franz - you can't...
00:39:36 I just hope you know
00:42:51 Subtitles: Kurosuke @ Karagarga
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed525
Dialogue density11.9 lines / min
First line00:00:09
Final line00:42:51
Production Record
DirectorRainer Werner Fassbinder
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes197