The Time to Live and the Time to Die

1985 · 136 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 3,697 VOTES · DIR. Hou Hsiao-hsien

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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

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00:01:02 The Time to Live and the Time to Die
00:04:07 Ah-ha-gu! Ah-ha-gu! Ah-ha-gu! Ah-ha-gu!
00:11:31 Frog with curry
00:17:23 What do you cry for?
00:20:22 The rickshaw boy suddenly stumbled
00:30:54 But it would be a pity if An-chung can't go to university
00:39:24 The teacher said that means you passed
00:41:41 "The next day,"
00:45:07 What?
00:55:05 A cat walked in
01:01:53 "Ah-shui, what the hell!"
01:05:54 "study more history, geography, wouldn't that be nice?"
01:13:03 Put it away!
01:17:27 "Can't go on, can't go on..."
01:20:08 "He said, we're not as rich as your family"
01:28:25 How come you're not sleeping?
01:33:12 How much is it?
01:37:38 I didn't
01:41:35 It's up to you
01:52:06 Where are you going?
01:55:46 He was born premature
02:04:51 30
02:10:17 I think we should forget about that trust money
02:15:29 I remember that afternoon

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed912
Dialogue density6.7 lines / min
First line00:01:02
Final line02:15:29

Production Record

DirectorHou Hsiao-hsien
LanguageChinese
IMDb votes3,697