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.
00:10:30 What good is that, if you fail everything else?
00:12:50 my father, mother, sister and brother...
00:16:57 Fine with me! Hey, the rice's ready.
00:21:03 Mr Lu!
00:26:58 So every aspect of her life is connected with nature.
00:29:05 '''You often come to see me. Why after all is that?'
00:32:33 This one's for you.
00:38:36 They belong to everyone. Or don't you care?
00:41:13 So, if you ever seen anyone poisoning fish
00:43:45 Two against one, to boot.
00:46:28 Yes, l think she will.
00:50:33 We're demonstrating kung-fu eercises, remember?
00:53:45 With so many guys to choose from, why does it have to be me?
00:58:40 Morality is very important in a small town.
01:00:38 lf you come near me again, l'll beat you!
01:03:47 - How do you do. - Pleased to meet you. - Come on in and have a seat. - Thanks.
01:06:43 Oh, the wind might blow, a little rain might fall
01:13:07 Mr Principal. The school bursar is away, doing a study.
01:15:36 And please don't electrocute fish anymore. Respectfully, your son Chou Hsing-wang
01:19:45 OK, l'll be there right away. Thank you...
01:24:21 Perhaps we should make him Village Manager instead!
01:28:18 Riverbank so green, you'll always be in my dreams

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed683
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:02:00
Final line01:28:18

Production Record

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes610