What Happened, Miss Simone?

2015 · 101 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 15,084 VOTES · DIR. Liz Garbus

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Overview

The film chronicles Nina Simone's journey from child piano prodigy to iconic musician and passionate activist, told in her own words.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,473 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:31 Tremendous pleasure and honor to welcome
00:07:08 - ♪ Don't get in my way ♪ - ♪ Yes, I know ♪
00:10:59 And this Bach, I liked him.
00:14:54 she changed her name.
00:19:31 and she was a hit there.
00:23:13 ♪ Yes, I loves you, Porgy ♪
00:27:28 but it felt like it was velvet.
00:31:38 I call upon all of the things that I have learned in classical music.
00:35:32 So, she came to resent Andy...
00:39:40 Myself. What else?
00:43:15 In '65, we played at the Selma March in Montgomery, Alabama.
00:47:49 ♪ Who do you think I am? ♪
00:52:36 Lorraine Hansberry, Nina took her play, Young, Gifted, and Black
00:56:17 I try to make them as powerful as possible
00:59:28 in the revolutionary black female role that was offered her.
01:02:44 I would have had guns, and I would have gone to the South
01:06:34 demons that could appear at any moment and you wouldn't know it.
01:11:09 Jesus!
01:15:49 and your dad's there and the dog's there
01:19:46 She didn't file taxes. She didn't take care of business.
01:25:22 ♪ Without defending ♪
01:29:24 She got so deep in the shit in the end
01:33:03 could have been as wise then as I have become now.
01:36:59 Good night!

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,473
Dialogue density14.6 lines / min
First line00:00:31
Final line01:36:59

Production Record

DirectorLiz Garbus
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes15,084