The Circumstance
1974 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · DIR. Ermanno Olmi
Overview
Laura, a woman of a certain age with full grown children who, by all indications should be leading a great life, but actually, she appears to have none. She comes from a wealthy family. Laura has made herself a lawyer with a nice practice. Her placid existence comes to an abrupt stop when a young motorcyclist suffers an accident almost in front o her. Laura is made to take the youth to the hospital. The incident will change the way she looks at things. Laura becomes obsessed with the young man that was almost killed.
Dialogue Timeline — 905 lines
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00:00:26 THE CIRCUMSTANCE
00:04:03 will occur, this time, in the place indicated below,
00:08:36 It's you! Hi.
00:12:36 Because you won't set your mind...
00:17:49 - Though time passes and nothing comes. - Stop.
00:21:08 - Thank you. - It must have been terrible.
00:24:29 Okay.
00:26:47 It's like our classes.
00:29:28 She's Mimma. Come, greet them.
00:31:26 Do you want to do it here?
00:36:45 This medal is yours, isn't it?
00:38:57 What a clownery.
00:40:53 Perhaps, that's the intention
00:45:29 You made me suffer for a long time. You know?
00:48:27 To be safer.
00:52:50 Did you tie it up?
00:59:05 with a lot of will to live. That is an advantage.
01:03:35 Repairing the bed.
01:05:17 Also for those who will come to visit.
01:08:00 ...tell them I'm happy for them, and I admire them.
01:12:41 You didn't, did you?
01:20:11 See you later.
01:24:57 Firefighters fought several hours before controlling the flames.
01:32:28 THE CIRCUMSTANCE
Cast & Characters
Ada Savelli
Laura, the Mother
Gaetano Porro
The Father
Raffaella Bianchi
Silvia
Mario Sireci
Tommaso
Massimo Tabak
Beppe, the Eldest Son
Barbara Pezzuto
Anna, Beppe's Wife
Giorgio Roncaglia
The Blind Boy
Enrico Bertoni
Rodolfo Bignami
Roberto Birago
Aleardo Coatti
Renato Franco
Manlio Giuffrida
Sergio Giuffrida
Cesare Giussani
Antonio Maimone
Massimo Mirani
Mario Monteverdi
Simonetta Marini
Barbara Seidel
Party Guest
Flavio Tornaghi
Gino Viziano
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed905
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:00:26
Final line01:32:28
Production Record
DirectorErmanno Olmi
LanguageItalian
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