Puccini for Beginners
2006 · 82 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 2,527 VOTES · DIR. Maria Maggenti
Overview
When her inability to commit leads to a breakup with her girlfriend, opera-loving writer Allegra winds up in the bed of amiable professor Philip. He is so smitten with Allegra that he dumps his lover, Grace, and convinces Allegra to continue their affair. When Allegra meets Grace, sparks fly, and she begins a parallel romance, unaware that her new lover is the woman Philip left to be with her.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,200 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:47 Allegra!
00:05:39 Why do you still have your coat on?
00:08:13 I'm not the kind of person who should be by herself!
00:11:43 And the death scene. Oh yeah, it was just great.
00:14:28 A romantic...
00:16:57 I don't have anywhere to be.
00:19:58 We didn't discuss it! There's just...
00:23:15 I always thought that I was.
00:26:18 In straight relationships it's always the long-suffering woman who wants to do it
00:28:42 Someone who read your book?
00:30:59 starting tomorrow.
00:34:07 Well, yeah.
00:37:19 Yeah, it is a problem. It's a big problem.
00:40:32 I do.
00:43:53 Wow. I can't believe last night with Grace...
00:46:34 No, for sure. That's very "guy".
00:49:10 I am sorry, I just got caught up in a few things.
00:51:21 That was the biggest disaster of my life.
00:55:05 I'm never going back to him.
00:58:57 Oh, my God!
01:03:12 Damn! I wanted one of those toast points.
01:06:22 Wait. Do you wanna have a fight now? Is that what's happening here?
01:10:08 Philip, I'm on my way out.
01:12:58 I was gonna end up... seeing both of you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,200
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:12:58
Production Record
DirectorMaria Maggenti
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$89,417
IMDb votes2,527