The Time to Live and the Time to Die
1985 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,697 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien
Overview
An autobiographical film based on Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien's memories of his youth growing up in Taiwan after emigrating from mainland China.
Dialogue Timeline — 912 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:02 The Time to Live and the Time to Die
00:03:32 came from grandmother's calling of me
00:11:12 Go over it once before and another time after dinner
00:17:11 First class
00:19:43 It's sad what happened to his dad
00:30:20 The Teachers' Academy is free
00:38:40 Didn't pass
00:41:15 Really good
00:43:11 then you get to the Mekong Bridge
00:50:13 Fen-ming!
00:56:59 "Then Ah-hsiao, you go"
01:04:13 "Anyway, I wrote to Fangmei and we both agreed"
01:09:48 What are you doing?
01:14:09 Come back if you dare!
01:18:46 "When I was a teacher,"
01:21:11 So I didn't let Ahchin have it and let Ah-Ching have enough
01:29:55 All he has to do is to prepare the food for the next day's lunch boxes
01:33:35 I wouldn't charge you a cent extra
01:38:53 Wu Su-mei! Ah-ha is no longer a virgin
01:44:51 What happened?
01:52:39 I put the groceries here
01:56:07 and milk to drink
02:05:28 What's this?
02:11:52 I really took the University Entrance exams
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed912
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line02:11:52
Production Record
DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes3,697