The French as Seen by…
1988 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,094 VOTES · DIR. Andrzej Wajda, Luigi Comencini, Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
In 1988, Figaro magazine asked a few famous directors to direct a series of short movies to celebrate the 10 years of the revue. The movies have been released for the French revolution bicentenary. Includes: Werner Herzog's Les Gaulois, David Lynch's The Cowboy and the Frenchman, Andrzej Wajda's Proust contre la déchéance, Luigi Comencini's Pèlerinage à Agen, Jean-Luc Godard's Le dernier mot.
Dialogue Timeline — 43 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:04:06 It's just a bird... just a bird...
00:04:20 ... the seriousness of my situation.
00:04:28 a symbol of friendship...
00:04:34 In a bar in New York City, I met some very nice and friendly people...
00:04:44 Poetry come to life!
00:04:51 A light, completely white, completely white!
00:04:59 ... the isle of Manhattan, sold by the lndians for a mouthful of bread...
00:05:07 For the past 1 0 days, I've been followed by an lndian everywhere, everywhere!
00:05:53 My treasures! My treasures!
00:07:19 "My dear Pierre, I love you, I love you, I love you..."
00:07:56 My french fries...
00:10:52 It's very interesting, very interesting...
00:11:02 Have you seen the Statue of Liberty?
00:11:13 I saw a very tiny zebra...
00:11:26 Want a piece of cheese?
00:16:09 Ah, the smell of a wood fire...
00:16:19 The starlit prairies
00:16:26 the summits of the mountains
00:16:32 the song of the nightingale...
00:16:44 Oh, it is so beautiful...
00:19:50 Do you want to sleep with me tonight?
00:19:57 Do you want to sleep with me tonight?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed43
Dialogue density0.6 lines / min
First line00:04:06
Final line00:19:57
Production Record
DirectorAndrzej Wajda, Luigi Comencini, Werner Herzog, David Lynch, Jean-Luc Godard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,094