The Storm Within
1948 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 1,043 VOTES · DIR. Jean Cocteau
Overview
Young Michel is in love with the attractive Madeleine, so he decides to tell his parents of his intention to marry her. He thinks his announcement is innocent enough; his engagement, however, threatens to reveal dark secrets lurking within his family's home. Yvonne, Michel's overbearing mother, concocts an elaborate scheme to drive Madeleine away, thus keeping uncomfortable household truths from being exposed.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,850 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:14 Is this the house of Doctor Schmidt?
00:06:04 Maybe he can't call.
00:09:58 You didn't like him much.
00:14:10 You wanted to! Here you are bossing your father about.
00:17:58 I carried you to bed until you were 11 years old
00:21:39 To die of shame is worse than suicide.
00:25:14 I carried him in my womb, but you know nothing about that.
00:29:20 - You needed air, you're suffocating here. - I was inventing.
00:33:32 - What kids? - Michel and that little girl.
00:37:30 Come in, it's all right.
00:41:08 - I thought I took them off in the bathroom. - No, you took them off here.
00:45:13 - Everything is going forward as arranged. - How good you are.
00:49:54 you seem worse off than I am.
00:53:48 I couldn't give him a greater proof of my love.
00:57:34 Madeleine, what's wrong?
01:01:24 - Calm down! - Calm down?
01:05:30 He tortured and threatened me.
01:09:23 That girl deceived me with Michel, and Michel with...
01:13:11 Georges, don't be absurd.
01:17:00 You don't have to call Michel in or have words with him in the office
01:22:03 I beg your pardon
01:26:01 Papa, Leo is marvelous.
01:29:53 Run, call.
01:34:51 And the caravan continues on its way.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,850
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:02:14
Final line01:34:51
Production Record
DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,043