The Elementary School
1991 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 3,350 VOTES · DIR. Jan Svěrák
Overview
The time is 1945-46. 10 year old Eda and his friend Tonda live in a small village outside Prague. In school, their class is so wild and indisciplined that their teacher quits and is replaced by the militant Igor Hnidzo. He is very strict – but also very fair. His weakness though, is his interest in young women.
Dialogue Timeline — 890 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:34 ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
00:05:30 What's the matter with you?
00:08:34 At least he'd know at last.
00:11:48 When he died, Mum took sleeping pills
00:15:53 I'll swallow fire!
00:19:30 No.
00:24:59 We didn't set the alarm clock properly.
00:29:10 It won't hurt you.
00:33:20 Now the other one.
00:37:01 to test the transformer.
00:41:06 It's not a penalty if your hand touches the ball by acci...
00:44:12 who ordered that an absurd hat be placed on his head.
00:47:35 But he wasn't in the resistance.
00:52:56 Didn't I warn them?
00:56:21 I thought I'd had it!
01:00:20 - I'm glad you've taken them on. - It was necessary.
01:04:04 They were surrounded by electrified barbed wire.
01:09:30 This is Benesov post office. Is that Zizkov school?
01:13:44 Where's the answer to my letter? Where is it?
01:18:13 Your mother complained to me that you had swollen hands.
01:21:58 They're so strong that when the Nazis got hold of them
01:25:05 Forward march!
01:29:23 - I what? - You were hugging him.
01:36:26 THE END
Cast & Characters
Jan Tríska
Igor Hnizdo
Zdenek Sverák
Fanous Soucek, Eda's father
Libuse Safránková
Mrs. Souckova
Rudolf Hrusínský
Schoolmaster
Irena Pavlásková
Tram driver's wife
Ondrej Vetchý
Tram driver
Daniela Kolárová
Maxová, teacher
Eva Holubová
Cejkova, Tonda's mother
Rudolf Hrusínský
Cejka, Tonda's father
Iva Skudrnova
Kveta Fabianova
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed890
Dialogue density8.9 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:36:26
Production Record
DirectorJan Svěrák
LanguageCS
IMDb votes3,350