Plucking the Daisy

1956 · 101 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 686 VOTES · DIR. Marc Allégret

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Overview

Due to an urgent need of money, aspiring writer Agnes participates in an amateur striptease contest. Her new boyfriend, Daniel, who is a reporter by profession, covers the contest for his magazine.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,173 lines

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00:00:35 PLUCKING THE DAISY
00:06:05 Yes. I wrote it.
00:11:28 Thank you so much.
00:13:58 Don't worry, though. I'll call the station in Lyons...
00:22:16 The biggest bastard of the two isn't the one you'd think.
00:25:29 You're my guardian angel.
00:29:09 If you want to talk to him, come back later.
00:34:10 - You have influence with her. -Paging Daniel Roy.
00:38:14 Words are cheap, like pebbles at the seashore.
00:43:02 He loved coffee and he never wrote without coffee
00:47:48 It interests you? That's very interesting.
00:52:27 - Can I leave? - You have to rehearse.
00:56:01 He'll wait for you here.
01:02:06 Come on. On stage.
01:06:18 Must you have all of them? Agnes, Sophia, etc.
01:09:24 Father will be happy.
01:13:07 A duchess? Striptease?
01:16:17 What a coincidence!
01:20:14 But nobody else must know. Understand?
01:23:36 Ah, you Frenchmen!
01:26:26 But this is too much.
01:29:13 Well, not exactly.
01:32:45 Hubert will tell us.
01:36:33 whose charms you'll appreciate.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,173
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:00:35
Final line01:36:33

Production Record

DirectorMarc Allégret
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes686