Strange Gardens
2003 · 95 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,700 VOTES · DIR. Jean Becker
Overview
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,226 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 - "The wolf comes and sits down.
00:05:05 Here I am!
00:07:41 - I'll find you other seats.
00:12:44 The round shapes of the bowler hat would suit you well.
00:15:16 - No I mean, as a woman?
00:18:38 Orders, counter-orders, it all kept changing.
00:21:41 - Good evening, M. Félix. - Hello, Hans.
00:25:35 Oh!
00:28:58 - Once outside, we thought we were as good as dead.
00:32:51 - You, a lawyer?
00:36:55 - I don't know.
00:39:36 - That's what the translator said.
00:42:46 - He's very pro-Marshall, and his uncle is in the militia.
00:45:25 I want my hat.
00:48:36 - Don't start again, Emile, that's not nice.
00:52:01 We're going to get screwed!
00:57:31 - Meaning?
01:00:47 ...is that people who subscribed to your insurance policy...
01:05:54 It is not worthy of our Führer!
01:09:24 Fucking war!
01:13:55 I mean...
01:17:22 - We only know his first name.
01:21:02 Just like you, no?
01:24:21 But as we say...
Cast & Characters
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Pouzay
André Dussollier
André Designy
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Plaisance
Benoît Magimel
Emile Bailleul
Suzanne Flon
Marie Gerbier
Isabelle Candelier
Louise
Victor Garrivier
Félix Gerbier
Bernard Collins
Bernd
Damien Jouillerot
Lucien, le fils de Jacques
Jean-Claude Durand
Cul Fanny
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,226
Dialogue density12.9 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:24:21
Production Record
DirectorJean Becker
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,700