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.
00:06:00 What's the matter?
00:10:35 He spent most of his time on the rooftops
00:13:44 Haven't you done enough for one day?
00:17:07 What?
00:20:55 Mister?
00:26:36 Oh yes you did, asshole.
00:34:37 No, don't bother. Tell him...
00:38:02 Oh, nothing.
00:44:49 Nothing special, why?
00:46:13 Money, an incredible house, she's a real looker...
00:47:57 I've already been jilted
00:49:57 I had no idea.
00:55:29 You don't understand.
00:58:01 You must come back.
00:59:21 Let go of me! I'm scared of her? Me?
01:02:14 I know it's not.
01:04:33 I don't know what you're talking about.
01:06:22 I don't want to hang around. I just grab my things and go.
01:07:50 Give me a refill.
01:13:50 Oh shit... spit it out.
01:16:09 None at all...
01:19:44 Snow. Snow.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed662
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:00:33
Final line01:19:44
Production Record
DirectorMarc Levie
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes141