Sugar Cane Alley
1983 · 103 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,057 VOTES · DIR. Euzhan Palcy
Overview
Martinique, in the early 1930s. Young José and his grandmother live in a small village. Nearly everyone works cutting cane and barely earning a living. The overseer can fine a worker for the smallest infraction. The way to advance is to do well in school. José studies hard and succeeds in an exam allowing him to attend school in the capital. With only a partial scholarship, the tuition is very costly. José and his grandmother move to Fort-de-France to make José's studies easier...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,083 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:21 SUGAR CANE ALLEY
00:05:16 If it's in Jesus' robes, I'll find it!
00:09:45 "Develop firm breasts."
00:14:21 Little black boy, dressed in white, in a green castle.
00:19:07 Once upon a time...
00:22:02 "We were free, but our bellies were empty."
00:25:10 Not me!
00:29:17 Little bastards!
00:32:30 Don't worry.
00:35:18 The others... the best ones...
00:39:31 Patagon tea cures a sore throat.
00:43:18 Good.
00:48:11 That boy exasperates me!
00:53:09 saying, go on, old nigger, last generation after the toads!
00:57:41 What is hell?
01:04:45 Your spleen is ruptured
01:07:54 He'll have to succeed!
01:12:55 Here's Jose Hassam.
01:16:20 It's only an empty car crate...
01:20:38 It's a disgrace.
01:24:17 Is this Fourachaux?
01:28:13 It's lucky they raised your allowance.
01:31:32 Don't worry, she must have missed the boat.
01:35:11 The men and the women... are desperate...
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,083
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:35:11
Production Record
DirectorEuzhan Palcy
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,057