Private Vices, Public Virtues
1976 · 104 MIN · IMDB 5.6 · 923 VOTES · DIR. Miklós Jancsó
Overview
The setting is a Central European kingdom, near the turn of the century. Bored by his very proper wife, the youthful heir to the throne spends his time in amorous dalliances at a sprawling country estate. His wife departs at the arrival of his friends, and they organize a celebration which becomes a wild orgy and culminates in death and tragedy.
Dialogue Timeline — 421 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:18 PRIVATE VICES, PUBLIC VIRTUES
00:06:32 and keeps sending me letters asking things like:
00:12:23 - Were you unfaithful to me? - Never.
00:15:09 they came to the castle for my wife's birthday.
00:16:26 "I assure you, it's tremendously interesting," I replied.
00:20:05 Don't count the days.
00:22:21 And I see you have a bodyguard.
00:24:35 does it signify that he who is being chased is not a friend, nor even a man?
00:26:47 If it's really good, we'll put it into action immediately.
00:27:57 Look over there.
00:30:55 Baroness von Beck Delo, Countess von Trollen, Princess Fabrizius von Deker
00:35:21 - Is everything ready? - All according to plan.
00:41:31 Let's dance!
00:46:07 Oh, how good!
00:47:53 and intelligent.
00:51:27 Listen! Listen!
00:53:52 And the Colonel would carry them all out with indescribable pleasure.
00:57:23 Let's give him a taste of his own medicine: a little military discipline.
01:05:30 Don't cry - this isn't a funeral!
01:11:00 The soldiers say that your behaviour's disgraceful
01:14:28 Go ahead, heroes!
01:17:19 You've endorsed all the evils of that tyrant, without a twinge of conscience.
01:31:01 They can kill you.
01:36:35 English subtitles by Lord Retsudo
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed421
Dialogue density4.0 lines / min
First line00:00:18
Final line01:36:35
Production Record
DirectorMiklós Jancsó
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes923