Philosophical film character

January 7, 2009 4:03 PM

I'm trying to remember a film I saw in which a character, possibly engaged in some form of criminal activity (though equally likely not), speaks only one sentence a day. This sentence tends to be aphoristic in nature. What is the film?
posted by Hermit to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

Chance in 'Being There'?
posted by lottie at 4:20 PM on January 7, 2009

The protagonist in Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai?
posted by scrump at 4:40 PM on January 7, 2009

Clerks?
posted by kid_dynamite at 4:41 PM on January 7, 2009

Response by poster: None of the above. The character speaks once a day, not once only, so it's not Clerks.
posted by Hermit at 4:44 PM on January 7, 2009

Man On The Train?
posted by halcyon_daze at 5:00 PM on January 7, 2009

Best answer: The Man on the Train/L'Homme du Train? "One of the crooks speaks only once a day, spending the rest of the time in preparation, and the one thing he says in the movie is 'Revenge is misfortune's justice'."
posted by severalbees at 5:00 PM on January 7, 2009

Man on the Train

"The character quirks of the lead roles are repeated in the amusing eccentricities of the bank robbers—the car driver speaks only one sentence a day at 10:00 a.m."

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posted by kanemano at 5:02 PM on January 7, 2009

Response by poster: Thank you to severalbees, halycon_daze and kanemano. I can now sleep.
posted by Hermit at 5:07 PM on January 7, 2009