The Horla

1966 · 38 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 177 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Daniel Pollet

Overview

A man who lives by himself becomes increasingly concerned that he is not alone. Based on the short story by Guy de Maupassant.

Dialogue Timeline — 304 lines

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00:00:11 "Primitive... Primitive...
00:01:08 the silence which prevails on calm nights
00:02:05 "Never have any groans of suffering pained me so much as that desolate appeal
00:05:02 rapid, surprising and inexplicable effect.
00:06:37 My state is really very peculiar.
00:09:07 2nd of June.
00:11:12 I shall go away for a few weeks.
00:13:50 I had locked my door.
00:15:18 was living, without knowing it
00:16:16 10th of July.
00:18:02 The muslin round the bottles remained intacts.
00:19:28 and then break, as if that hand had picked it!
00:20:21 although imperceptible to sense
00:22:28 that I should find some bad news awaiting me.
00:24:19 14th of August. I am lost!
00:26:01 I fell asleep, dreaming thus in the cool night air.
00:27:01 The reign of man is over.
00:27:38 the lion has devoured the sharp-horned buffalo
00:28:20 There are only a few
00:28:54 I dream of one that should be as large as a hundred worlds, with
00:29:41 I shall kill him. I have seen him!
00:31:36 and then would our poisons have any effect on his impalpable body?
00:34:09 Was not his body, which was transparent
00:36:00 because he had touched the limits of his existence!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed304
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:11
Final line00:36:00

Production Record

DirectorJean-Daniel Pollet
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes177