Mississippi Mermaid
1969 · 123 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 7,696 VOTES · DIR. François Truffaut
Overview
A tobacco planter on Réunion island in the Indian Ocean becomes engaged through correspondence to a French woman he does not know. The woman that arrives does not look like the picture he received, but he marries her anyway.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,364 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:29 Young girl, romantic, attractive, BA degree...
00:06:38 I suppose you'll want to keep it as a souvenir.
00:14:03 So when the boat docked...
00:20:44 Shall I leave the light in the bathroom on?
00:25:00 That doesn't surprise me a bit. He hasn't been himself for days.
00:31:47 - What day is it today? - Friday.
00:38:40 This morning you had 28 million in your account.
00:44:29 You can't take that away from me.
00:54:40 Why didn't you let that man come in with you?
00:57:49 I was pretty, I could manage boys well.
01:00:57 An expression that I'd never seen before.
01:04:32 You'll see. It's a little ''home, sweet home.''
01:08:11 You're not helping a bit.
01:12:06 Really?
01:15:13 But I told you it doesn't matter. What I want for you is to be pretty--
01:18:20 Well, in that case, I'll see you at home. I'll take a cab.
01:22:26 There is also Madame Berthe Roussel, remember?
01:28:01 Anyway, we've got to find out if anyone else knew...
01:32:08 You're in love with your own bodies.
01:37:15 Why? Do you want to sell?
01:40:07 I think the space on the record is almost up.
01:46:34 Let's get out of here.
01:51:08 I prefer this old cookbook. It's more fun.
01:58:52 You shouldn't be out in the cold.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,364
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:58:52
Production Record
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
LanguageFrench
Budget$1,600,000
Revenue$7,356,000
IMDb votes7,696