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:
00:00:58 [Happiness, she doesn't like that either.]
00:01:58 [And she adores cassette tapes.]
00:03:41 You don't really look like your picture.
00:05:53 It's your fault that I lost my job!
00:08:02 [Ah, the sea is beautiful. Have you ever been?]
00:09:04 [I end up covered in flowers and then, I don't know why, but I choke.]
00:11:55 They're always putting us on standby!
00:13:21 Alright guys, I've got a minute left. Get off the bus. Please.
00:14:05 Never will we retreat!
00:15:58 You're bothering me. Gonna make me crash.
00:21:55 And here I am as a rich wave escaping the horizon.
00:26:05 the president of the public transit society for its authoritarian attitudes.
00:32:37 I don't care.
00:37:31 [...realize that he really cared about me.]
00:39:57 Why...
00:44:54 'Please Mister sailor. I stay here.'
00:49:11 [We looked out at the water together. We watched the boats pass by.]
00:55:00 Is there anyone in the world who is thinking of us?
01:00:00 I don't care what you think. All I want is a damn dinner!
01:06:36 Well done... but a weak landing.
01:08:21 Hey! Fernand.
01:24:44 Code 25.