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?
00:05:58 I know Mick, you're not going to teach me all about him.
00:09:44 You've always been attractive...
00:13:47 - But what did I do? - You didn't come home last night!
00:17:34 A century ago I said that I liked to see your baby clothes lying about
00:21:07 Flattery is not enough!
00:24:41 Leo
00:28:26 The whole world has fallen on me.
00:32:38 The girl would swallow her tongue before she tells Michel...
00:36:27 No!
00:40:05 - Uncultured and foolish. - Me too.
00:43:53 Papa's also named Georges.
00:48:47 It's not exactly a sty.
00:52:19 Win papa over
00:56:04 From a marriage that the circumstances make inadvisable.
00:59:38 A beating is what she deserves.
01:03:27 Sophie
01:07:29 And above all, don't thank me
01:11:10 My heart has been good for nothing until this moment.
01:14:49 And Georges has shown you that there's no obstacle.
01:19:37 But when it comes to it, you're superb.
01:23:33 What do you want from me?
01:27:20 Do you see how much they love me?
01:31:06 - Come on. - Michel, listen!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,850
Dialogue density18.5 lines / min
First line00:02:14
Final line01:31:06
Production Record
DirectorJean Cocteau
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes1,043