Waiter!
1983 · 102 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 876 VOTES · DIR. Claude Sautet
Overview
After a tumultuous life, a middle-aged headwaiter in a Parisian restaurant dreams of opening a seaside amusement park. When an old flame reappears, he reignites his feelings, but she is involved with another man.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,310 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:22 WAITER!
00:04:50 Or maybe meat.
00:07:57 And he's handsome, in his own way.
00:11:32 There's a revolution, huh? I'm sinking the ship?
00:14:54 -Right. -Don't go out, Jeannette.
00:18:11 I wanted to start dancing again, but...
00:21:13 This chap goes in a pub:
00:24:45 That's too high. I told you to watch the carbohydrates.
00:30:12 Bowing and scraping.
00:32:51 You know why?
00:37:21 You shouldn't be here.
00:41:01 That's Margot. This is her place.
00:44:30 But I'm afraid to mention her name in case you kill me.
00:47:47 Yes. Excuse me.
00:50:59 Did Gilbert know?
00:53:54 I want to open this summer. This July.
00:57:31 Is it another woman?
01:00:33 -After you. -What a businessman!
01:03:57 Look, I'm going to have to go.
01:08:13 It's pretty boring really, but...
01:12:21 We'll eat with Jeannette at the café.
01:16:34 I might try to chat up Margot now.
01:20:59 At least until I move out in September.
03:07:08 and 21 are non-runners.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,310
Dialogue density12.8 lines / min
First line00:00:22
Final line03:07:08
Production Record
DirectorClaude Sautet
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes876