The Anchorite
1976 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 222 VOTES · DIR. Juan Estelrich March
Overview
Eleven years ago Fernando Tobajas, a man of a certain age, decided to live in the bathroom, in which he created a small apartment, and never leaves it. Tobajas has given up everything except vanity, and his contacts with the world are reduced to visits from friends and messages sent through the toilet inside aspirin tubes in the hope that someone will receive them and know about his existence. Arabel Lee, a beautiful girl, finds one of those messages.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,488 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:06 THE ANCHORITE
00:04:59 So a wife can't know what her husband's up to?
00:10:42 ...there are some signs and numbers I don't understand.
00:14:48 But come in.
00:19:03 - And in the Tyrrhenian, in Capri. - That's where I was, in Capri.
00:23:16 Norberto!
00:27:23 - Clarita! - Yes!
00:30:59 Good morning.
00:34:45 No. I was only trying to...
00:39:16 "Signed: Fernando Tobajas. "
00:43:33 And this?
00:47:50 that, reaching for the soul, says softly "Sigh".
00:51:49 Mind Augusto, he's explaining something.
00:55:37 - Can I sleep with you? - No!
01:00:43 start my life over?
01:04:59 Thank you very much, sir. That's very kind of you.
01:09:08 Don't be mean.
01:14:37 No frustrations. On the contrary, she's very cheerful!
01:18:06 "looking over the campus
01:21:56 "As for Alvarez, he won't be available as he's having a hernia operation.
01:27:04 If we start with the caviar, the telescope will last us two days.
01:31:03 Bonjour, monsieur! Bonjour, madame.
01:35:49 I'd like to see the look on Augusto and Marisa's faces when they return.
05:00:00 everything. I hope to hear from you.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,488
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line05:00:00
Production Record
DirectorJuan Estelrich March
LanguageSpanish
IMDb votes222