The Ear

1990 · 96 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 3,489 VOTES · DIR. Karel Kachyňa

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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
00:05:06 Leaving me standing around like unattended luggage
00:08:38 You must come. You must
00:11:32 Don't drink vodka from the bottle!
00:14:06 "Be broad-minded", I said
00:17:54 Where are you? What are you doing here?
00:20:22 They must have people round. All the lights are on
00:23:20 It was working. Cepicka phoned me
00:28:05 Get a move on. You do take your time
00:32:48 There used to be a plunger here
00:37:38 They've locked up Kosara. And Klepac, Tondl and Slesinger
00:41:22 - You closed the laundry room window? - Yes
00:44:27 Come on, girls!
00:48:04 I told you about the row we had at that meeting
00:52:40 Go to the window and tell them that I'm just coming...
00:56:06 Wasn't it great going to a dance... by tank!
00:59:29 Come and wash your hands
01:03:29 Didn't you ask them anything?
01:06:59 They'll think I phoned Kosara!
01:09:47 ...just to scrape your way to the top!
01:12:30 To save your career, you didn't even break Jitka in!
01:16:39 They'd know we'd find out!
01:21:05 It was definitely in the cellar
01:25:59 What are we?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed886
Dialogue density9.2 lines / min
First line00:00:29
Final line01:25:59

Production Record

DirectorKarel Kachyňa
LanguageCS
IMDb votes3,489