The Only Journey of His Life
2001 · 85 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 184 VOTES · DIR. Lakis Papastathis
Overview
As Georgios Vizneyos, one of Greece's greatest authors, degenerates in an Athens mental asylum, the tale of another story-teller, his grandfather, begins to emerge through his mad ramblings. This lavish film recreates (through his own words) the writer's childhood life, rich with fantasy and legend. Apprenticed to a tailor, young Georgios' mind is filled with his grandfather fairy tales. He ponders the hill from which one can climb into the sky and waits each day for the chance to bring clothes to the princess and win her heart through song. But, just as reality begins to germinate doubt in his mind, Georgios is called home to his ailing grandfather, who will reveal one final, true story that may prove to be the most fantastic of all.
Dialogue Timeline — 766 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:09 Open up!
00:06:36 Here he is.
00:08:13 Good morning! Good morning!
00:13:23 Do me the honor of taking my daughter.
00:16:22 And the little nymphs appear...
00:19:29 As if things like this happened all the time in this world.
00:23:13 with the intention of giving him her few savings...
00:27:29 in the Dolma Bachtse.
00:30:21 Bravo, my lamb! Are you tall? Are you?
00:33:12 thus giving birth to the tailor's trade.
00:36:25 The vile and tedious monotony of the working life...
00:39:57 Grandfather is wrestling with the angel.
00:43:54 His eyes radiate a dull crystal glow.
00:48:00 A heavy silence prevailed.
00:50:48 before the angel took him.
00:53:15 You should see the sea, Grandfather!
00:55:02 and all the different people who live there!
00:58:08 Every time I so much as thought of a journey...
01:01:18 But when I saw your grandma, my wife, crying, my heart sank.
01:04:58 and along with the name, they dressed me in girls' clothes.
01:10:16 But I didn't finish that one either.
01:12:18 No one recognized me.
01:14:58 He seemed absorbed by the sight of the landscape...
01:18:26 lying thick and white upon the fallen leaves...