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
00:05:22 If you think it's in Jesus' robes
00:09:52 "Give graceful curves to your bosom."
00:14:44 A custard apple!
00:19:18 But I'm not a liar, so...
00:22:26 Nothing has changed, son.
00:25:20 If you don't, you won't even get a sliver of egg!
00:29:45 Sir, the manager is here.
00:33:06 You saw them?
00:36:12 Ma Tine won't let me.
00:40:16 See that?
00:44:23 Mr. Hassam...
00:49:24 Medouze isn't there!
00:55:02 Gustard apple.
00:58:51 I made your supper.
01:05:41 It's not for Leopold.
01:10:26 "to kill the locust eggs."
01:14:15 They don't know I'm a fighting woman!
01:18:16 I didn't do it!
01:21:47 Mr. Hassam...
01:25:38 "Do you think my room is pretty?"
01:30:02 Stop, thief!
01:33:08 My legs are still weak.
01:38:11 with me.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,083
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:38:11
Production Record
DirectorEuzhan Palcy
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,057