Up to a Certain Point

1983 · 68 MIN · IMDB 6.7 · 141 VOTES · DIR. Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

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Overview

A theater director and script-writer falls for a female worker from the Havana docks, but his machismo, social and working conflicts, and the Cuban woman's condition interfere with their relationship.

Dialogue Timeline — 900 lines

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00:00:02 THE CUBAN INSTITUTE OF ART AND CINEMA
00:03:56 It is 7 hours on top of that machine.
00:08:24 Well, Oscar.
00:10:36 Oh, it's a film. I thought it was a newsreel.
00:12:29 A little cramped. My son that is already 11.
00:14:23 Oh, I'm sorry, but I have classes. My son is coming in a while...
00:17:02 ...you had to marry him. Besides, this play is...
00:19:33 ...photographers...
00:22:13 Unbelievable!
00:23:51 Well, his problem!
00:26:04 What happened?
00:28:16 There are quarterly enterprise assemblies.
00:30:34 He was there morning, night and noon, because he had...
00:33:10 I just don't think Oscar has a real grasp of the film.
00:34:58 ...she had with a pool and a car, but she also leaves the guy...
00:37:53 I'm worried.
00:41:18 What if I asked you to stay?
00:45:42 What will you have?
00:48:55 It doesn't offend me now.
00:52:58 Please, shit. Please, please, please.
00:56:59 Bye.
01:00:47 I'm wet. I have to change clothes.
01:03:12 I don't want to, Diego.
01:06:15 That's what we've always tried to do.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed900
Dialogue density13.2 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line01:06:15

Production Record

DirectorTomás Gutiérrez Alea
LanguageSpanish
IMDb votes141