The Strange Ones
1950 · 107 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 4,449 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Melville
Overview
Elisabeth and her brother Paul live isolated from much of the world after Paul is injured in a snowball fight. As a coping mechanism, the two conjure up a hermetic dream of their own making. Their relationship, however, isn't exactly wholesome. Jealousy and a malevolent undercurrent intrude on their fantasy when Elisabeth invites the strange Agathe to stay with them -- and Paul is immediately attracted to her.
Dialogue Timeline — 927 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:03:31 - Where's Dargelos, Gérard? - I don't know
00:07:58 He's looking much better
00:12:27 How charming. I'm slaving and you're gone
00:18:37 No school for you
00:22:44 On Commemoration Day...
00:27:23 Prodigies were necessary to the room they shared
00:31:03 They don't seem very wild
00:35:00 ...she was a thoroughbred, and wanted Paul the same
00:39:42 Show us
00:44:10 No, let him come and get one
00:47:31 Go on, then, I know just the job for you
00:51:29 The costume's different, but I have a picture of me looking just like this
00:54:42 If you must know...
00:58:27 Behind him receded the inner inner sanctum...
01:04:18 Gérard will be alone; could he perhaps stay with you?
01:09:08 Stopping, turning, sniffing at the furnishings...
01:12:15 You must love your desert island, your Chinoiserie
01:16:00 I love him. I adore him. He despises me
01:19:57 For days I've refused to admit it
01:24:32 It's grotesque
01:27:50 Just make a happy announcement of your marriage...
01:32:31 Dargelos had Indian, Chinese, Mexican poisons
01:36:37 I've a key. How's Paul?
01:41:29 Help!
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed927
Dialogue density8.7 lines / min
First line00:03:31
Final line01:41:29
Production Record
DirectorJean-Pierre Melville
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes4,449