Warming by the Devil's Fire
2003 · 89 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 215 VOTES · DIR. Charles Burnett
Overview
Director Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, My Brother's Wedding, To Sleep with Anger) presents a tale about a young boy's encounter with his family in Mississippi in the 1950s, and intergenerational tensions between the heavenly strains of gospel and the devilish moans of the blues.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,026 lines
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00:00:15 Once I had a pretty little girl
00:04:21 to this day bleeds in memory.
00:07:53 long before Louis Armstrong...
00:11:47 You got Mr. Charley always on your back...
00:17:54 I took on down the road
00:20:49 for this music and talent. While they, the record companies...
00:25:30 Record company got the blues out, then they started telling people...
00:28:49 But now that I find You're out of my mind
00:32:07 You're not supposed to tell a lie
00:35:21 I said: What's that you looking on? Ain't that no one's kin...
00:39:30 to support his wife and child.
00:42:57 Down in the yard
00:46:16 He heard a man playing the guitar...
00:49:27 Got my man and gone
00:52:23 She always takes a candy stick to bed It's the candy man
00:55:54 Only reason I'm feeding you is because you promised...
00:58:41 Lowdown blues
01:03:25 they'd farm you out to work.
01:09:04 By her apron strings
01:12:51 I can help with your children, I can bring in your wood...
01:15:26 would be a place where he could really enjoy and be himself and relax...
01:18:37 Standing about you, woman I love In California
01:22:44 I can't sleep
01:26:24 I seen trouble
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,026
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:00:15
Final line01:26:24
Production Record
DirectorCharles Burnett
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes215