The Devil Is a Woman

1935 · 80 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,093 VOTES · DIR. Josef von Sternberg

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Overview

In the carnival in Spain in the beginning of the Twentieth Century, the exiled republican Antonio Galvan comes from Paris masquerade to enjoy the party and visit his friend Capt. Don Pasqual 'Pasqualito' Costelar. However, he flirts with the mysterious Concha Perez and they schedule to meet each other later. When Antonio meets Pasqualito, his old friend discloses his frustrated relationship with the promiscuous Concha and her greedy mother and how his life was ruined by his obsession for the beautiful demimondaine. Pasqualito makes Antonio promise that he would not see Concha. However, when Antonio meets Concha, she seduces him and the long friendship between Antonio and Pasqualito is disrupted

Dialogue Timeline — 745 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:05 Gentlemen, I'm going to be brief. Tomorrow the Carnival begins.
00:09:19 I've left the army, resigned my commission.
00:13:25 Come now, stop this nonsense! Where can I get in touch with you?
00:17:14 Here we are.
00:19:54 I'll take care of that, Mamma. I'll thank him. You don't need to bother.
00:22:10 She was never at home.
00:24:03 Come in.
00:25:35 You can discuss money with her just as you did before.
00:28:03 He gives me daisies and roses
00:31:23 - Have you no fear of death? - No, not today. I feel too happy.
00:34:37 I love you, Concha. Life without you means nothing.
00:37:28 I'm exhausted. I'm going upstairs to lie down for a while.
00:41:45 Look, Pascualito, I'm black and blue.
00:44:30 That made it easier for everyone.
00:48:09 I have nothing to be ashamed of.
00:50:56 I must say I'm grateful to Pascual for his warning.
00:53:47 - Who fired the shot? - Was there a shot?
00:56:50 It's not raining anymore. The Carnival is over, but not for me.
01:01:12 Now, gentlemen, when I say go, march 12 paces...
01:03:44 Every profession has its compensations. Even mine.
01:06:00 Don Pascual might die!
01:08:40 You here again? Haven't you caused trouble enough?
01:11:34 - Your name? - Manuela Garcia.
01:15:31 You know, I used to work in a cigarette factory.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed745
Dialogue density9.3 lines / min
First line00:02:05
Final line01:15:31

Production Record

DirectorJosef von Sternberg
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes4,093