Three Wise Men

2008 · 105 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 560 VOTES · DIR. Mika Kaurismäki

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Overview

Three middle aged men, long time friends, get together in a normally closed Karaoke bar to drink their failed lives away. Secrets are revealed and sometimes discovered and they sing their miseries one by one during Karaoke sessions. The arrival of a lone woman to the bar will facilitate revealing of the final secret.

Dialogue Timeline — 845 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:34 Declaration of Christmas Peace is an essential part of Finnish Christmas.
00:04:21 We have to go right away. I'll get your coat.
00:10:46 Is... Riitta Parviainen somewhere here?
00:17:55 Even though I have not been the father I had hoped to be -
00:23:56 There is gravy on the floor. - What?
00:27:56 I'm a bit of a traveling man. One day I'm here and the next I'm there.
00:31:20 It was an art house film. - They played it here in the spring.
00:34:20 He seemed a bit lost.
00:37:33 It's so surprising to hear you say that.
00:40:27 I don't know.
00:43:23 The conflict is sometimes so... - What is the big issue then?
00:48:03 Give it your all!
00:51:14 It looks like it's Erkki's turn.
00:55:55 I didn't know. I could tell he wasn't himself when I met him.
00:59:31 I'm really sorry. It's your big day and Christmas.
01:02:57 And destroy all we had
01:07:27 Is it okay if I take a picture?
01:10:49 instead of thinking about fame and other fucking people -
01:14:15 What do you do with your instincts
01:17:45 I've dreamed of a family all my life.
01:21:03 You are cold. You should go inside.
01:24:47 but I'm tired of carrying all the equipment with me.
01:28:29 Who's been naughty; who's been nice?
01:32:55 The waters are shady So shady

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed845
Dialogue density8.0 lines / min
First line00:00:34
Final line01:32:55

Production Record

DirectorMika Kaurismäki
LanguageFI
IMDb votes560