Tempest in the Flesh
1954 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.1 · DIR. Ralph Habib
Overview
A dam is under construction in the Pyrénées mountains. All the workers only have eyes for pretty, sensual Clara, the canteen waitress. And what she exchanges with many of them is more than just looks, this is for sure. Nevertheless, despite her frivolity, Clara falls truly in love with Tonio Borelli, the site foreman. The latter takes her to Paris and they marry. But Clara soon realizes that the call of the flesh still consumes her...
Dialogue Timeline — 1,020 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:26 St. Anne's Psychiatric Centre
00:04:55 - Thanks. - 'Morning, gents!
00:09:03 He asked me for a strap.
00:15:06 - What about the menus? - You needn't shout!
00:18:32 - Arsehole! - Scram!
00:25:31 What are you doing here, all alone?
00:28:27 It's amazing. It's like the "Mont-Blanc" only better.
00:31:19 If we're going to make speeches we should stand up.
00:39:23 Disasters work for her!
00:43:24 Have you heard the news?
00:48:44 No! Listen...
00:52:18 Are you any better after your coffee?
00:55:23 But dancing...
00:58:49 - That can happen. - There, you see!
01:02:10 And every day it haunts me.
01:05:30 No, but look at him...
01:07:37 Always the same steps.
01:13:32 Ready?
01:17:26 If she wants to regain her freedom, we might as well part as good friends.
01:19:56 Men are funny.
01:22:54 - It's not possible. - Signed and sealed.
01:25:48 We can also reject manic depression.
01:28:36 - So, is this the grand departure? - It looks like it.
01:32:02 My little girl...
Cast & Characters
Françoise Arnoul
Clara
Philippe Lemaire
André
Raymond Pellegrin
Antonio 'Tonio' Borelli
Cathérine Gora
Greta
Antoine Balpêtré
Sébastien
André Valmy
Psychiatrist at Ste Anne's hospital
René Blancard
The bistro
Jean-Claude Pascal
Gino
Paul Azaïs
The mechanic
Gérard Buhr
Paul, Polish worker
André Dalibert
Dominique Davray
Margot, canteen dishwasher
Jacques Dhéry
Georges Galley
Truck driver
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Huguette Montréal
Prostitute
Nicole Toutain
Frédéric Valmain
Michel Vadet
Intern of the Sainte Anne hospital (uncredited)
Yvonne Claudie
(uncredited)
Bob Ingarao
Worker (uncredited)
Jacques Mattler
Director (uncredited)
Josette Pierson
(uncredited)
Marcel Rouzé
(uncredited)
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,020
Dialogue density11.1 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:32:02
Production Record
DirectorRalph Habib
LanguageFrench
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