The Flower in His Mouth

1975 · 113 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 125 VOTES · DIR. Luigi Zampa

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Overview

A female school teacher is implicated in a murder in a Sicilian town only hours after her arrival. The dead man insulted her on the bus on the way into town. As the mystery unfolds, it becomes clear that the town is hiding some very sinister secrets.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,398 lines

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00:00:15 RESPECTABLE PEOPLE AKA The Flower in His Mouth
00:06:25 How did you get assigned here?
00:10:50 And you really think I am?
00:15:15 Take a good look.
00:18:17 You could have…
00:22:46 What do you think?
00:27:57 maybe even with a flower.
00:31:18 What is it then?
00:37:56 Since my husband can't read or write, they take advantage of him.
00:41:01 Go with no worries.
00:46:34 House by house!
00:51:19 May I know why you ask that?
00:56:14 And why isn't he still alive?
01:00:00 like the magistrate says, like the evidence says,
01:06:05 And why did you come to school?
01:09:28 The inventor of the mafia? - No!
01:13:01 This is my land.
01:16:21 In a few days, this town's fate will totally change.
01:20:41 Like what for example? - I don't know.
01:25:33 there's a fourth way to live in a town like this.
01:30:20 You were talking about the sea. Why is the sea important?
01:34:01 I remember the emotion I felt when you visited me.
01:38:06 For many days, I thought…
01:45:20 Here the guest is sacred.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,398
Dialogue density12.4 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:45:20

Production Record

DirectorLuigi Zampa
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes125

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