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!
00:05:42 Oh, come on sweetie! Please, let's not have this fight again.
00:08:21 I published a novel once!
00:12:00 Don't ask me what pulchritude means.
00:14:53 Don't put me in a cab!
00:17:28 You don't seem like an investment banker.
00:21:03 What a coincidence!
00:24:32 - Have sex with a man, fool! - Oh, and...?
00:26:56 Three years.
00:29:29 That's true.
00:32:18 How did he just spring it on you like that?
00:35:43 - Starting next semester. - That's great!
00:38:57 Here, I made this.
00:42:18 Or maybe we should get Thai.
00:45:38 Remember you told me an S&&M can't use the word "no"...
00:47:56 Nevermind.
00:50:36 I didn't say that!
00:54:18 Hi puppy.
00:58:03 before this turns into a total calamity.
01:02:24 - Please. - Absolutely not.
01:06:02 She's a totally unconventional woman.
01:09:32 It's all your fault.
01:12:39 Your what?!
01:17:34 What do you say we stay in tonight and watch an old movie?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,200
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:17:34
Production Record
DirectorMaria Maggenti
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$89,417
IMDb votes2,527