The Simple Life
1946 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 20 VOTES · DIR. Francesco De Robertis
Overview
Marco and his son Toto work in a Venetian gondola yard and maintain the old traditions of gondoliers. When a newly-arrived businessman decides he wants to buy the yard and demolish it, Marco and company want to fight to preserve their way of life. The businessman, however, knows Marco is badly in debt and uses this to try to leverage Marco out of business. Can tradition win out in the face of naked commercialism?
Dialogue Timeline — 447 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:53:56 I'll leave you all the time you need to think about this.
00:54:57 Bressan! Let's speak clearly! - Come Migia, come with me!
00:55:48 Look where we ended up! This is not a Venetian squero
00:57:04 Ok, I'll call back!
00:58:13 And one day we will see taxis in Piazza San Marco.
00:59:15 people who were running from the mainland, from wars, invasions...
01:00:41 - No. - Hah, then you must see it.
01:02:00 Calm down and listen to me!
01:03:17 For you it is crazy to leave a man that I don't love...
01:04:31 like a reflection of light on the water!
01:06:24 - In prison! - Right! - In prison! - Right! You should go to prison.
01:08:26 Excuse me, is Ms. Bianca at home?
01:09:27 I only found out that you were here recently, and by chance!
01:10:17 Oh God! He'll be here soon and I have yet to set the table and prepare the cake!
01:11:06 Here!
01:11:53 - Do you mind? - No, Bianca, you can't understand how happy it makes me!
01:12:55 But it was more beautiful!
01:14:09 - What is it? - Lunch is served.
01:15:23 Oh, I had so many illusions...
01:16:26 Bravo!
01:17:52 At eight, the speedboat, downstairs.
01:20:05 I recognize that it's my fault!
01:21:07 The ringing of a some creditors kept resounding in that place...
01:23:23 THE END
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed447
Dialogue density5.0 lines / min
First line00:53:56
Final line01:23:23
Production Record
DirectorFrancesco De Robertis
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes20