The Flood Drummers

2003 · 137 MIN · IMDB 8.5 · 28 VOTES · DIR. Ariane Mnouchkine

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Overview

Based on the play by Hélène Cixous, filmed in 2002, Tambours sur la Digue is a story written by Hélène Cixous based on an ancient Asian fable about who shall be saved during a flood and presented by live actors as puppets and puppeteers, evoking the theatrical traditions of Japanese Noh and bunraku.

Dialogue Timeline — 2,336 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:08 Silence please.
00:04:14 all the trees that were commanded by
00:08:30 you who are in charge of monitoring the dams
00:11:58 There are your artisans.
00:16:56 We'll need them very soon.
00:21:52 Really nobody.
00:27:27 And you?
00:32:16 But as soon as you have your information, you squash her underfoot!
00:36:22 Up till now
00:41:49 all that is forbidden by righteous pity.
00:47:26 we cut through the night and without warning swoop on Duan
00:54:03 and run to safety in the city.
01:02:24 The survivors were filled with such fury
01:07:11 I sense I should turn back and see my mother.
01:10:53 Up there, I will be safe...
01:14:22 Go! Go!
01:18:26 I will go to Lord Khang and tell him
01:27:04 There, in the darkest darkshadows of night
01:32:58 and without a second thought, they fleece the peddler!
01:38:02 Wait here for me. Little brother, I leave our father in your care.
01:42:18 Shaking with fear, I search for my father.
01:49:15 They are surrounded.
01:54:44 we have departed...
02:01:14 but as for the Dam, what are we going to do?

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed2,336
Dialogue density17.1 lines / min
First line00:00:08
Final line02:01:14

Production Record

DirectorAriane Mnouchkine
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes28