The Praying Mantis
2005 · 96 MIN · IMDB 4.9 · 141 VOTES · DIR. Marc Levie
Overview
While driving through the south of Belgium, the violoncellist Julien meets the mysterious and gorgeous Sylvia on the road and he immediately has a crush on her. They move together to his huge house and Julien builds a greenhouse for Sylvia in the field of his real state, where becomes her favorite place. One day, Sylvia has a strange behavior with Julien and asks him to stay alone at home. When Julien leaves the house, she goes to a construction nearby her property and brings to her house the daredevil biker Patrick that is working in the building, playing erotic games with him.
Dialogue Timeline - 662 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME - EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:33 I died at the end of summer.
00:03:41 Let's go.
00:06:03 Are you thinking about home? Is that it?
00:10:39 He had a taste for the extreme that might have made him likeable...
00:13:50 Count me out, pal.
00:17:16 Then there was that mad dog...
00:21:02 Because of me?
00:26:51 Not exactly a warm welcome.
00:35:04 What happened?
00:38:18 What exactly are you looking for?
00:45:03 It can give you nightmares.
00:46:35 Tell her I've got a lot of work
00:48:32 It doesn't do any good, but you're sweet.
00:52:16 Wait, wait. Give me a break, will you?
00:56:16 But it's the worst thing you could ever ask of me.
00:58:25 I don't care what you think. Come back. That's all.
01:00:42 Yes. La Discoteka.
01:03:01 Is it over?
01:05:32 I'm in a real mess here, you know.
01:07:01 It's free.
01:12:48 You can really fill your lungs.
01:15:44 I've only seen her once.
01:18:06 I'd like to thank her for her role in all this.
01:25:31 Stop, you rogue!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed662
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:25:31
Production Record
DirectorMarc Levie
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes141