Viper in the Fist
2004 · 100 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 1,038 VOTES · DIR. Philippe de Broca
Overview
1920. Jean Rezeau and his elder brother were living happily in their family estate in Brittany, until the death of their grandmother. The return of their mother, a worthy descendant of fairytales' witches, brings an all new atmosphere to their home.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,180 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:47 VIPER IN THE FIST
00:03:51 Super!
00:07:29 - Mother! - Let me out.
00:10:50 Remove the pillows. They deform the spine.
00:13:53 Send their uniforms back to Nantes tomorrow.
00:18:43 Hearing Freddy's moans, l knew my pride would conquer my fear.
00:22:34 He's replacing Miss Chilton.
00:28:21 They say a mother's love stays with you. But a mother's hate...
00:32:25 My strictness?
00:35:58 She's firm but she does her best.
00:39:41 Modern children are spoilt.
00:45:14 See that? The sun kept its tryst with Cupid.
00:49:14 it's a Stretomenia sinensis
00:53:11 - Like a double agent? - Right first time!
00:57:48 Thank goodness!
01:01:44 About that leaf you mentioned
01:05:41 my treacheries!
01:09:29 Such were our games. Odious, l admit.
01:13:57 What's going on?
01:18:31 The key, please, to see if he's all right.
01:23:01 Is Madame expecting you... Sir?
01:25:51 In truth, she didn't have one.
01:29:11 How you must have scared my brothers off me!
01:33:18 Subtitles by CNST, Montreal
Cast & Characters
Catherine Frot
Paule \"Folcoche\" Rézeau
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Rézeau
Jules Sitruk
Jean Rézeau
Cherie Lunghi
Miss Chilton
Hannah Taylor Gordon
Fine
Richard Bremmer
L'abbé Traquet
Sabine Haudepin
Tante Thérèse
William Touil
Ferdinand \"Freddie\" Rézeau
Wojciech Pszoniak
Le père Volitza
Pierre Stévenin
Marcel
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,180
Dialogue density11.8 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:33:18
Production Record
DirectorPhilippe de Broca
LanguageFrench
Budget$8,311,205
Revenue$7,095,755
IMDb votes1,038