The Walls of Sana'a
1974 · 16 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 408 VOTES · DIR. Pier Paolo Pasolini
Overview
The capital of Yemen, the city of Sana'a, holds an important part of history within its walls filled with medieval architecture and culture. But that same culture was about to disappear with the country's modernization which came after the civil war in the 1960's. To impeach such modern invasion, director Pasolini pledges to UNESCO for the recognition of Sana'a as a World Heritage Site.
Dialogue Timeline — 124 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 THE WALLS OF SANA
00:00:56 and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China
00:01:51 during the centuries of its history.
00:02:20 At this moment, at least in Sana, the capital...
00:02:43 which wholeheartedly accepted it
00:03:09 to construct highways from the sea to Sana and, later, from Sana to the North.
00:03:45 "Good-doers" that came to Yemen from both East and West...
00:04:08 They are content with little.
00:04:49 A new, though shoddy,structure of a modern city is being born:
00:05:16 the residence of the President of the Republic...
00:07:39 a perhaps unique case in the world.
00:07:56 Even on a more rustic and popular level
00:08:20 Irrationality is promoted through the neo-capitalist city-planning speculation.
00:08:43 Don't you see anything in this landscape that is worth commenting, criticising?
00:09:05 There are buildings being constructed that obstruct the view of the village...
00:09:31 are overpowering the village.
00:09:49 In this building an ex-mayor has an apartement.
00:10:09 So much so, that it was criticised by people who are not from Orte...
00:10:29 Main city gate of Sana opens to places...
00:10:54 We're calling upon UNESCO...
00:11:14 in a country where nobody denounces it.
00:11:44 to convince its naive ruling class, before it is too late
00:12:13 We're calling upon UNESCO...
00:12:45 subtitles by quequetz
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed124
Dialogue density7.8 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line00:12:45
Production Record
DirectorPier Paolo Pasolini
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes408