The Nest
1980 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 670 VOTES · DIR. Jaime de Armiñán
Overview
In a town near Salamanca, an eccentric widower, aged 60, is captivated by an imp, a precocious 13 year old. Alejandro is wealthy and alone, passing time with music, chess, and his shotgun. Gregoria (Goyita) the daughter of a weak-willed policeman and his bullying wife, is a budding naturalist who conspires to meet Alejandro. Even though he knows the village is talking, Alejandro spends time with Goyita, on walks, horseback rides, and dinners. He's enchanted and tells his friend the village priest that he's living for the first time. Goyita makes new demands on Alejandro, and he must decide how to be true to his ethics and to this Platonic yet highly-charged relationship.
Dialogue Timeline — 870 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:19 THE NEST
00:11:56 - You have nothing to do in the kitchen? - Yes, signor.
00:15:02 - Nobody else? - Just my sister, I told you.
00:18:32 I would say, with a great sense of humor.
00:21:50 Goyita, don't exaggerate. Try to speak calmly.
00:25:08 Well... we arrived.
00:29:05 Are you hungry, Goyita?
00:32:43 - This is not an official visit. I needed to see you today.
00:35:56 - Is it the goldfinch? - No, the coal tit.
00:40:50 And what will happen when her father hear about you?
00:44:37 - All this is yours? - Yes.
00:48:57 I heard that you married for money.
00:52:45 You know that I don't collect nests.
00:56:29 - Gregoria Menendez.
00:59:38 and after you die I'll look after your house.
01:03:48 Show me your hand.
01:06:41 and you ask me something you want to know about me. But on two conditions:
01:10:09 - Is it wrong? - No.
01:14:17 - Where is my bird? - Gregoria!
01:18:39 Always me, right? As if you don't have anything to say.
01:23:44 What a mess.
01:27:57 See what you've missed by not graduating from the seminar.
01:32:55 - What? - To challenge you, Sergeant.
01:41:49 One, two, three and...