The Wild Swans
1987 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 93 VOTES · DIR. Helle Karis
Overview
Once upon a time, a King had eleven sons and one daughter. When his wife, the Queen, died, the King remarried. The new wife and the children's stepmother looks beautiful on the outside, but actually she's an evil witch. She sends the young princess Eliise to live in the village as an ordinary peasant girl and turns all the princes into wild swans. The princes are stuck being swans all day long and only at night can they regain their true form. When Eliise is 15 years old, she learns about the fate of her brothers and now she must overcome the obstacles put in her way by her stepmother in order to release her brothers from the spell.
Dialogue Timeline — 273 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 TALLINNFILM
00:02:03 today is a big holiday at the palace -
00:02:58 My name is Elise.
00:05:01 With or without mirrors?
00:06:45 Don't you recognize her?
00:10:51 You're really the king's daughter.
00:11:51 justice will triumph, and good will win over evil.
00:13:53 Eleven princes? No.
00:15:36 I wanted to ask you
00:17:48 Elise.
00:19:54 As soon as the sun rises
00:21:52 Tanel.
00:23:18 Remember that.
00:23:58 Remember, Elise, the first word you utter
00:37:16 or reminisce about your past life
00:50:03 Remember that.
00:56:27 Tell me
00:59:13 you must not speak
01:00:40 Quiet! Quiet! It turns out our queen is a witch.
01:07:22 A witch!
01:11:50 Where's your home, your land?
01:19:25 Look for me.
01:20:50 Boy - Sven RAA
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed273
Dialogue density3.2 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:20:50
Production Record
DirectorHelle Karis
LanguageET
IMDb votes93