The Surprises of Love

1959 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 122 VOTES · DIR. Luigi Comencini

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Overview

This is a very light comedy involving multiple love triangles (or really more complicated geometries) of confused, mismatched, or ambivalent lovers. The script includes witty dialogue and humorous situations; most of all on display is the ridiculousness of the human compulsion to pair up.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,489 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:07 SURPRISE OF LOVE
00:06:15 - Letters? - For Mr. Gaspare. - I'll give them to him.
00:10:06 - No, I think she'll be cold. - I hope not.
00:14:38 I want to give you a kiss.
00:19:37 You know, I'd never noticed how beautiful you are.
00:23:22 Gaspare Florio, son of Assunta is a gentleman!
00:27:37 Didi, why the extra work?
00:31:24 It doesn't matter what you tell him, I'm not here and that's that!
00:35:03 You can do a lot of stuff, but that's just a no-no.
00:39:26 - Yes, thank you. - Excuse me. - Okay.
00:43:49 Doesn't that seem too easy?
00:48:02 Actually, we didn't need any.
00:52:00 There we go.
00:56:15 No! We're going to listen to exciting music, instead.
01:00:05 Who cares?! You told me that it wouldn't...
01:03:34 You know all about men, right?
01:11:34 Marianna, I still have to teach you so much.
01:17:00 You're a despicable being! But now it's over, understand?
01:22:05 ... to get back to the office. - Alright.
01:25:54 You wrote it with one P, but you still wrote it.
01:29:49 ... that in the end I said: "Very well, I forgive you."
01:33:51 - Alright, alright... - Stop!
01:38:05 - No, I was saving you a seat. - Hold on.
01:42:05 See? You didn't love him. When you really love someone...

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,489
Dialogue density13.8 lines / min
First line00:00:07
Final line01:42:05

Production Record

DirectorLuigi Comencini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes122