One Way or Another
1976 · 125 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 1,696 VOTES · DIR. Elio Petri
Overview
Set during a retreat of Christian Democrat politicians who practice spiritual exercises together, it is an allegory of corrupted power. Disturbing, claustrophobic settings are the background to a series of mysterious crimes.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,180 lines
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00:01:45 ”The spiritual exercises are a religious practice conceived by
00:08:33 - Well then, where? - Guess...
00:13:37 They've lost their self-control. As if they could see hell.
00:19:14 Low.
00:23:52 And yet... I read in your eyes bewilderment and fear.
00:29:17 I'll tear up what I wrote.
00:35:07 I must weigh all my sins...
00:40:42 How do you all confess? And why do you confess? To be absolved?
00:45:40 Make the hearts of these people insensitive.
00:49:43 Please, Voltrano...
00:59:09 - Can we go in? - Sure. This way.
01:04:55 Don Gaetano, Voltrano, me and Vestrero.
01:10:04 You can go without briefs.
01:14:59 You've never been baptised. Is that possible?
01:19:21 This is our opinion:
01:23:21 What's going on?
01:29:25 From now on, all participants must approach the sacrament of confession!
01:35:11 Sir, I must put forward a hypothesis...
01:38:45 ADO... MODO. There's the DO and P.
01:42:11 Yes...
01:46:09 Danger, you say?
01:49:25 we are all in danger, myself included
01:54:01 He kills them one by one... correct?
02:00:16 Don't you remember? Para b... para b...?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,180
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:01:45
Final line02:00:16
Production Record
DirectorElio Petri
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes1,696