The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice
1929 · 27 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 781 VOTES · DIR. Man Ray
Overview
Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice. A castle is perched on a hilltop. Below it, a posh, modern villa. Meanwhile, far from Paris, two men with masked faces play dice in a bar. They decide to drive to Paris. Country roads, hills, fences. The posh ""chateau"" appears again: meticulous garden, fancy interior, odd sculptures. And at home? ""No one, NO ONE."" For the next two days, masked figures play dice, frolic by the pool, perform exercises with a ball. Two new figures arrive. Masked. They search and find the dice. They dance. Mannequin hands hold a pair of dice.
Dialogue Timeline — 48 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 (Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice)
00:00:09 of an old chateau above which rises another chateau of our times.
00:00:27 “A roll of the dice will never abolish chance.”
00:01:19 “We' re going?”
00:01:26 “We're going!"
00:01:53 The doors of Paris open onto the unknown...
00:04:33 Prestigious, branded by the stamp of a strange destiny, a chateau...
00:06:48 The intruder.
00:07:42 No one.
00:08:10 The secrets of the painting.
00:08:57 that human question: “Where are we?”
00:09:19 Thus goes the night.
00:09:38 Strange, in a forgotten corner
00:10:04 never abolishes...
00:10:20 “Do phantoms of actions exist? ...phantoms of our past actions?
00:11:13 The woman...the juggler.
00:11:46 The gods of living waters. They allowed their hair to flow.
00:12:40 Rue the day when the sky marched over the earth and breathed in
00:13:05 Proceed, for you must follow This beautiful shadow which you desire.
00:15:45 O! sleep, O! Sun, my life will be subject to your laws and I will close my eyes when you disappear
00:16:31 And so two travelers will arrive in these places.
00:17:35 Two travelers who will look for...
00:17:59 Two travelers who will not remain?
00:18:11 "...But when the second night came"
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed48
Dialogue density1.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:18:11
Production Record
DirectorMan Ray
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes781