Play While You Play

1981 · 90 MIN · IMDB 5.9 · 245 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Overview

A photographer travels with her boyfriend to a seaside village in Penghu. There she strikes up a relationship with a blind man. When they reencounter one another back in Taipei, where he is preparing to undergo an operation to restore his sight, their connection intensifies.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,242 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:31 Strange
00:04:43 I beg you.
00:07:03 Put your clothes on.
00:11:51 Have a look.
00:13:55 Someone is looking at the camera.
00:17:00 He disappeared!
00:20:26 Hey, What are you doing in Taipei?
00:23:23 Look...
00:27:04 Yes
00:29:45 I bring the films
00:33:53 I was a bit selfish.
00:36:28 you can go to Hong Kong first.
00:41:00 Fine, hurry up...
00:44:00 A- hui!
00:46:37 You need to treat her well.
00:49:00 But I don't know what you look like.
00:53:11 Good. Thank you.
00:57:22 No.
01:01:38 How did it feel to open your eyes and see again?
01:03:38 There won't be.
01:08:55 Smile.
01:15:06 See you tomorrow then.
01:20:23 later, we might have some difficult times.
01:23:26 Her dad wants us to

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,242
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:02:31
Final line01:23:26

Production Record

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes245