The Green, Green Grass of Home

1982 · 91 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 610 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien

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Overview

A substitute teacher from Taipei arrives in a country village to teach a class of mischievous students. He soon falls in love with nature, country life and a fellow teacher at the school.

Dialogue Timeline — 683 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:00 When you get to the classroom, tell everyone it's self-study time.
00:07:06 Meet Mr Chang.
00:10:36 And stop scratching!
00:12:54 Go on. Tell us about your father.
00:17:05 Yes!
00:22:12 There are no fish left. He electrocuted them all!
00:27:11 We native Taiwanese have a saying:
00:29:16 My dear cos! ''The tree continued, 'ls that all?'
00:33:31 - So why did you wave to them? - lf someone waves, you wave back.
00:39:33 l jumped in the water, and couldn't get back up.
00:41:34 l've seen his father fishing with an electric rod.
00:44:15 l want you to stand here holding hands for an hour.
00:48:13 Excuse me, miss. Which way to the Neiwan Theatre?
00:51:24 lt's dark and filthy in there! l'll wait in my car.
00:54:26 What makes you think they like you, anyway?
00:59:24 Mommy!
01:02:00 You have to study. When'll you have time for them?
01:04:49 He likes your daughter, and wishes to court her.
01:09:26 Look, Mr Lu! See, l wasn't lying!
01:13:47 - then we can study the idea in detail, all right? - OK.
01:18:36 you can all go fishing and swimming in them.
01:21:57 Your mother and l are too far apart in terms of age.
01:25:57 Lead the way with pride, Catfish is the bride!
100:01:00 look at this!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed683
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:02:00
Final line100:01:00

Production Record

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes610