The Discreet
1990 · 94 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 1,094 VOTES · DIR. Christian Vincent
Overview
There is an author who has been dumped by his girlfriend and has no inspiration for a next novel. In an attempt to find a solution to both crises, he, along with his publisher friend, decides to seduce a young woman with the singular purpose of keeping a diary of the seduction and then dump her before publishing the book about it. Unfortunately he falls in love with her.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,272 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:15 Saturday, March 24.
00:03:52 - Except that... - Except that...
00:07:26 I went all out. As they say: "You don't catch flies with vinegar."
00:10:38 I bet she was shocked.
00:15:01 to the study of the way women have groomed themselves
00:18:16 What?
00:21:05 Find a way to get to her place. It might help.
00:24:55 - It's unfair but that's how it is. - Oh shit!
00:28:07 No, he didn't.
00:32:02 Anyway, when Gilles walked up to the gallows...
00:35:09 If she's indifferent, then you must act, like it or not.
00:38:31 That won't do!
00:42:38 Monday, April 16.
00:46:44 What if I paid you for your silence?
00:49:57 He says whatever suits him whenever it suits him. Right?
00:53:34 Dating anyone?
00:56:48 In your hands is potentially a tremendous book.
01:00:57 Tristan Bernard was taken to task by a passenger...
01:03:44 - What should I say? - That you've loved only me.
01:07:45 I don't know.
01:13:42 She vaguely told me how it had happened.
01:17:00 Some danced, others were under the tables.
01:20:52 Is he coming by?
01:27:46 When you look at someone, you only see half of them.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,272
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:27:46
Production Record
DirectorChristian Vincent
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,094