The Idlers of the Fertile Valley
1978 · 118 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 901 VOTES · DIR. Nikos Panayotopoulos
Overview
In this black comedy, the men in a lovely mansion slowly give in to a kind of terminal sloth after they are freed from the need to actually work. The father takes to his bed after his hernia acts up and never leaves it. Of his three sons, only one wants to do much about leaving, and he does in fact cross the front threshold of the house with his lover, who is also the maid. However, before he has gotten very far, he is very tired, and goes to sleep where he stands. One of the sons outdoes them all by sleeping literally all the time. He is not in a coma -- he is just very, very lazy and tired. Some critics have viewed this film as a sharply delineated social satire.
Dialogue Timeline — 509 lines
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00:00:00 Alex Film Productions presents
00:04:46 And something else... This house will be rented out
00:12:22 - Well done, Sofia! - I'm glad you liked it.
00:28:13 Stop it!
00:30:43 She looks... very pretty to me.
00:35:11 ghastly!
00:40:35 What did he say to you?
00:43:37 - It's not my fault. She told me so. - It's not possible.
00:45:05 It's Nikos who makes advances which I don't know how to slip away from.
00:47:02 I think I made some unique paintings.
00:48:58 I wonder where you find all that energy to quarrel.
00:50:29 You're losing your time with rubbish instead of seeing after home.
00:53:42 He doesn't speak to anyone.
00:57:04 I'd rather take one more for the supper.
01:00:41 Not here! I'm busy. I'll come by later!
01:05:33 We could change the world together, couldn't we?
01:13:31 You are young. I really feel sorry for you.
01:15:55 - Where's Yannis? - He's sleeping.
01:17:28 Do you take me for a miracle worker? I could never go up all these stairs.
01:19:58 There's nothing you can do.
01:21:17 I gave you everything all these years and here's what you do to thank me.
01:23:33 - Sofia! - What?
01:41:29 It's terrible being alone. Do you know that?
50:00:00 Do with them whatever you want.