A Cruel Romance

1984 · 142 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 4,155 VOTES · DIR. Eldar Ryazanov

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Overview

In the town of Bryakhimov, noble but poor widow Harita Ignatyevna Ogudalova seeks to arrange marriages for her three daughters. She maintains an “open house”, hoping to attract gentlemen well-off enough to marry a dowry-less girl for love.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,335 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 MOSFILM
00:05:56 A great horseman like you is taking such a lovely girl from us.
00:10:58 I'll be here. Well, goodbye.
00:15:07 I wish it was. Worth seven hundred.
00:20:51 What is this yearning, this regret?
00:26:46 - And what are you doing? - I'm tasting it. Want to try?
00:35:01 Go on, Kuzmich, put on a little speed.
00:42:40 Be called the most beloved friend
00:47:43 - I don't feel like it... - Show your talent!
00:55:09 All right. All right.
00:59:56 Then there's no solution.
01:04:11 Yes, I changed everything - another business, other projects.
01:08:42 Larissa is going to get married?
01:13:34 Yes. And I won't skimp on expenses.
01:18:23 I had big losses.
01:23:53 But we know each other. I'm an old friend of the Ogoudalovs.
01:28:12 Well, Robinson, you'll have to pay me a favor.
01:32:05 Stop mocking at Yuli Kapitonovich.
01:38:34 But hands went limp, no life imparting
01:44:02 for making my life worthwhile by choosing me.
01:49:36 - What did he take? - A pistol.
02:00:10 Give up everything and I'm yours.
02:08:38 Please, listen to me, and don't take offense.
02:16:46 The End

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,335
Dialogue density9.4 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line02:16:46

Production Record

DirectorEldar Ryazanov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes4,155