The Grand Highway

1987 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 1,844 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Loup Hubert

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Overview

Louis, a nine-year-old boy from Paris, spends his summer vacation in a small town in Brittany. His mother Claire has lodged him with her girlfriend Marcelle and her husband Pelo while she's having her second baby. There Louis makes friends with Martine, the ten-year- old girl next door, and learns from her about life.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,107 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:31 THE GRAND HIGHWAY
00:05:55 Don't drag your feet.
00:09:30 She's never seen a boy from Paris close up.
00:12:35 - A sprue? - No, a shrew. Know what that is?
00:16:17 If you come home loaded, don't wake us up!
00:21:46 that the Father's aim
00:26:01 No, he drives a tourist bus. So he's never at home.
00:29:55 Solange told me I'd soon have mine also.
00:33:52 But forget all that now.
00:37:31 "For better or for worse"!
00:44:55 She goes to the Loire often.
00:48:08 I gotta dig before it gets dark.
00:51:39 Here, even if you've got dirt over your face
00:57:12 But it stopped hurting me long ago.
01:01:30 On the ground?
01:05:15 Yes I have.
01:11:37 It's flat. All you do is walk like a sleepwalker.
01:16:24 He won't even notice when he yanks it off!
01:19:18 Yours must be going wild!
01:22:32 Louis ran away because of his father and Marcelle slapped him.
01:25:17 Pretty good aim. You almost baptized the priest!
01:28:55 Beat it! Haven't you done enough for one day?
01:32:50 Has been for hours.
01:41:18 English Version Bruce Lowery

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,107
Dialogue density10.6 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:41:18

Production Record

DirectorJean-Loup Hubert
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,844