The Things of Life
1970 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.4 · 5,845 VOTES · DIR. Claude Sautet
Overview
The mind of Pierre Bérard, a successful middle-aged architect, is torn between his unstable present with Hélène, his younger lover, and his happy memories of the past with Catherine, his ex-wife; but his true destiny awaits him at a crossroads on his way to Rennes…
Dialogue Timeline — 669 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:21 Look at the wheel!
00:06:13 or rather, telling stories. "Verschönern" in German.
00:09:13 - Want some coffee? - Not too strong.
00:10:54 How much?
00:13:33 They're underground. There's grass on top.
00:15:11 You can put the boat in the water. If you don't, it'll be ruined.
00:18:16 They come in pairs now.
00:21:15 Didn't know you were here.
00:23:35 If I wasn't leaving, I'd have a year's work.
00:25:57 Not the glasses!
00:29:00 - What's up? - Looking for a chair.
00:32:26 Yes, it's annoying.
00:34:23 A woman making a scene in a car. Awful!
00:38:56 Sold!
00:42:42 A stone can be enough...
00:45:08 Quiberon's busy.
00:49:34 He was going at least 65, wasn't he?
00:54:57 Careful!
00:58:06 No kidding.
01:00:45 They're scaring me.
01:03:49 I'll take a blue one. He loves blue.
01:06:59 Nothing serious, but she left at once.
01:12:46 He can go to theatre now.
01:21:01 Subtitling processed by: VDM-Paris
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed669
Dialogue density7.5 lines / min
First line00:00:21
Final line01:21:01
Production Record
DirectorClaude Sautet
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes5,845