Providence
1977 · 110 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,609 VOTES · DIR. Alain Resnais
Overview
On the eve of his 78th birthday, the ailing, alcoholic writer Clive Langham spends a painful and sleepless night mentally composing and recomposing scenes for a novel in which characters based on his own family are shaped by his fantasies and memories, alongside his caustic commentary on their behaviour.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,279 lines
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00:03:37 Damn, damn, damn!
00:07:59 I think maybe...
00:11:02 The Jolly old, bloody old doctor character?
00:13:41 What about losing the case?
00:17:41 Why don't you do it in a nursing home?
00:20:55 Well I think it all has its poetic side.
00:25:08 I don't remember.
00:32:48 style is feeling
00:36:03 You're not a husband or a son, you're a goddamn jailer.
00:40:05 How's Helen?
00:44:28 suppose you simply exhausted your prejudices on your wife.
00:48:00 I believe I'm the affronted party.
00:52:10 my wife is thinking of taking him away with her.
00:55:39 Molly was always fond of wearing gloves like those
00:59:01 Violence...
01:02:29 My father was a great revolutionary, in his time, inside his head.
01:06:56 Nutty.
01:10:17 My life, and Claude's has been highly organized.
01:16:22 Do you think a crisis would be good for me?
01:22:10 - Here we are sir. - Thank you.
01:25:28 Same damn thing, bound to turn out that way.
01:28:54 You've always been...
01:32:24 Claude.
01:40:05 for just one more.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,279
Dialogue density11.6 lines / min
First line00:03:37
Final line01:40:05
Production Record
DirectorAlain Resnais
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes3,609