The Pillow Book

1995 · 126 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 13,924 VOTES · DIR. Peter Greenaway

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Overview

A woman with a body writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Dialogue Timeline — 417 lines

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00:07:10 it was on my fourth birthday...
00:13:26 We did not exchange a word.
00:21:34 I acquired a husband.
00:29:54 In the meantime, I was determined...
00:32:31 Sei shonagon had watched the moon rise in that garden...
00:33:35 If they were old, they were invariably in no position...
00:36:11 I employed a calligrapher...
00:37:37 I sought to move away from what I knew best.
00:39:05 Write in three languages--
00:41:31 Get out.
00:45:21 Hoki, this is where you can prove you have my interests at heart.
00:47:53 You're none too smart with compliments.
00:53:32 And I admired all the books he had yet to write.
01:00:44 All over the world.
01:04:27 A sacrifice?
01:09:21 Sorry? Back and front.
01:12:44 You know what it's called? It's called"the hokeypokey."
01:14:54 Nagiko!
01:16:15 I won't play games.
01:18:52 But you could scare her.
01:27:46 He'd never have made a writer.
01:29:04 We didn't burn his books.
01:35:12 You can go and do my business.
01:55:24 Think of that.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed417
Dialogue density3.3 lines / min
First line00:07:10
Final line01:55:24

Production Record

DirectorPeter Greenaway
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes13,924