Sonatine
1984 · 91 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 288 VOTES · DIR. Micheline Lanctôt
Overview
This poignant human drama is phrased as a "small sonata" in three movements -- a novel approach by director and writer Micheline Lactôt to tell the story of two teenage girls. In the first movement, Chantal (Pascale Bussieres) rides the same bus every day and slowly develops an infatuation with the bus driver. Their interactions are expressed through gestures and glances and facial expressions, but not words. Just as Chantal is getting old enough, and maybe courageous enough to actually say something to the driver, fate steps in and she loses her chance. In the second movement, Louisette (Marcia Pilote) hides out on a fishing boat and is discovered by a Bulgarian fisherman who treats her with kindness and consideration and they spend a special evening together -- without being able to speak a word in the other's language. In the third movement, Chantal and Louisette become friends, and as kindred spirits they share a sense of loss and hopelessness.
Dialogue Timeline — 367 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:11 Subtitler's Note:
00:00:55 [Oh no, she doesn't like sadness.]
00:01:54 [But she does not like vegetables.]
00:03:27 I'm a bit out of it today.
00:05:51 It's your fault! It's your fault, you jerk!
00:07:58 [The strike makes me think of the seaside.]
00:09:02 [I can feel the buds blossoming.]
00:11:48 And fringe benefits. What do you think of those things?!
00:13:14 Well guys... Isn't it obvious?
00:14:03 We must all march together!
00:15:55 We'll deal with this tonight at home.
00:21:49 Here, a lonely effervescence undresses to the drums of joy upon my eyelids.
00:25:53 [Well I appeared to be afraid, but deep down I knew everything would be fine.]
00:31:49 *Ne! [No!]*
00:37:25 [He was taking care of me, hiding me like a treasure.]
00:39:34 City. Da. Yes.
00:44:00 We exchange ok?
00:48:21 [That's what I wanted with him.]
00:54:22 -What are we gonna eat? -You're hungry?
00:59:53 Well you don't need to get so involved with all of this.
01:06:29 Another obstacle coming up, and it is as intimate as the previous one.
01:08:10 We're not pushovers.
01:23:33 Memo alert to all train operators. Memo alert to all train operators.
01:29:13 Subtitles by: Beavermoose Created for: Karagarga