The Ear
1990 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 3,489 VOTES · DIR. Karel Kachyňa
Overview
Upon returning home from an official party, a Czech government official and his wife discover it bugged and surveilled by mysterious figures, driving them to paranoia and intensifying their discontents with one another.
Dialogue Timeline — 886 lines
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00:00:29 THE EAR
00:05:19 I'm looking for Anna
00:08:44 Of course, we have one. Comrade Kosara is our minister
00:11:43 You should have got used to it by now
00:14:25 We're not going to be heavy-handed about it
00:18:21 I kept notes when I was working at the Secretariat
00:21:05 Maybe in the special lounge reserved for the President
00:24:27 Why wouldn't I be?
00:29:48 On Sundays, it would be beer and football
00:35:07 I just don't know
00:39:19 Maybe they just want to ask some questions
00:42:39 Klepac's wife said they never put them in nurseries
00:46:05 - Or is he past it? - Try and concentrate!
00:50:41 That's not the phone
00:54:47 This is Ludvik, my best friend
00:58:02 Annie, give us the best brand of brandy...
01:02:26 We finally got her to divorce him. You should come and visit us
01:05:42 But while Kosara's inside, they come here to live it up
01:08:40 Do you know why they are all afraid of you?
01:11:56 Remember when I slept with you?
01:15:36 Up yours! Go to bed!
01:20:34 Are you afraid the lens is going to crack?
01:25:35 They took it away
02:00:03 can you lay concrete?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed886
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line02:00:03
Production Record
DirectorKarel Kachyňa
LanguageCS
IMDb votes3,489