The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short

Name: The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short
Director: André Delvaux
Released: 1966
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Senne Rouffaer, Beata Tyszkiewicz, Hector Camerlynck, Hilde Uitterlinden, Annemarie Van Dijk

1966 · 95 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 1,150 VOTES · DIR. André Delvaux

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Overview

Govert Miereveld is a lawyer from a small Flemish town who also teaches in a school for girls. He harbors a secret love for one of his young students, Fran, whom he loses touch with after her graduation. Some time later, Miereveld has to attend an autopsy, and the shock of the experience deeply affects his mental balance. He finds out - or he believes so - that Fran has become a popular singer. He arranges to meet her to finally reveal his feelings. An ambiguous but perhaps tragic denouement follows which might be a figment of the protagonist's disturbed mind.

Dialogue Timeline — 698 lines

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00:00:23 THE MAN WHO HAD HIS HAIR CUT SHORT

00:04:45 Children. Be quiet, please.

00:09:27 Hello, Mr Miereveld. The ceremony has just started.

00:12:50 Without hesitation.

00:16:19 Now.

00:18:46 Look at me, Fran. Please, look at me, now.

00:24:33 Can I help you, Mr Miereveld? - No, thank you. I won't disturb you.

00:28:15 He's waiting for the tide

00:32:55 was given to me.

00:35:15 Usually the teeth are sufficient to establish identity.

00:42:26 Five lead fillings. Gaps from two missing molars.

00:48:17 I can hardly refuse his invitation.

00:51:02 Difficult to say. I'm not even sure it was a gunshot wound.

00:55:25 I didn't know you taught at drama school.

00:57:46 Excuse me, I need to go to my room a moment.

01:05:02 Once, one last time

01:11:05 And yet, without that I would never have met you.

01:13:38 That it exists. I've waited for you for a long time, Govert, so long.

01:17:30 when I left home, driven out by him.

01:19:44 that our desires could be satisfied

01:22:04 Govert, you wanted it to reach right up into heaven, didn't you?

01:27:13 To what extent will the human organism be able to withstand them?

01:30:37 which makes me feel the need to look at myself from the outside.

02:04:07 - Yes.

Cast & Characters

Senne Rouffaer Govert Miereveld Beata Tyszkiewicz Eufrazia 'Fran' Veerman Hector Camerlynck Prof. Mato Hilde Uitterlinden Beps Annemarie Van Dijk Corra Hilda Van Roose Teacher Freken François Beukelaers Patient Arlette Emmery One of the Seven Paul S'Jongers Assistent of Prof. Mato Luc Philips City Councillor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed698

Dialogue density7.3 lines / min

First line00:00:23

Final line02:04:07

Production Record

DirectorAndré Delvaux

LanguageDutch

IMDb votes1,150