The Liar
1981 · 53 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 638 VOTES · DIR. Mika Kaurismäki
Overview
Talkative, hyperactive young drifter Ville Alfa goes around Helsinki, basically trying to borrow money from friends and strangers by means of an incessant delivery of quirky and snappy quasi-intellectual lines and fabricated excuses.
Dialogue Timeline — 321 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:17 THE LIAR
00:02:10 if I told you that you make me despise my whole former Iife?
00:02:55 You have classic features, -
00:04:33 Hey, how are you Ville. -I'm okay
00:07:22 Do you think that Iove is just eroticism -
00:09:55 When I got there, you were gone. The street was empty
00:10:36 the difference between identity and dissimilarity. -What do you mean?
00:11:30 I'm sorry about your mother. -That's okay
00:15:05 We can get to know each other Iater...
00:16:53 Marja-Leena. A beautiful name.
00:17:36 How can you Iive without money? Why don't you go to work? Bye
00:18:33 Your job isn't good enough for me
00:19:28 When could you pay me back? -Before the revolution
00:22:49 I have time to Iove you only in the day time, because I write at nights
00:23:48 I was very upset then and asked myself -
00:24:31 Thanks...
00:26:40 I would claim -
00:28:12 Can we afford to go and have a few beers today?
00:30:04 I want black coffee and cutlets and a couple of cheap sausages
00:35:41 This reminds me of a girl
00:41:34 There you see, I'm no-good and I don't have the right
00:44:38 You could make something of yourself, really
00:46:19 And what happened to the man?
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed321
Dialogue density6.1 lines / min
First line00:00:17
Final line00:46:19
Production Record
DirectorMika Kaurismäki
LanguageFI
Budget$27,630
IMDb votes638