A Simple Death
1985 · 65 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 138 VOTES · DIR. Aleksandr Kaydanovskiy
Overview
When a middle-aged high-court judge in 19th-century Russia starts to experience a sharp pain in his side, he soon finds himself bedridden with an undiagnosed terminal illness. Face-to-face with his own mortality, he becomes increasingly introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his acute suffering and imminent death.
Dialogue Timeline — 313 lines
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00:00:13 There was a boy
00:01:00 I do. And why do you eat them?
00:02:16 I can remember how grievously it was to me
00:03:05 Where and what am I running to?
00:03:41 If Death is what really awaits me
00:04:32 I laid down and at once jumped with terror...
00:05:30 ...what she had done to me...
00:06:15 I received my present position precisely in the town I wanted.
00:07:13 ...I myself don't want it. I don't want Death, but I don't fear it -
00:12:01 - What is it, sir? - My watch...
00:18:33 If only something...
00:20:16 Breathe!
00:22:35 Jean...
00:29:39 Have you ever seen Sarah Bernhardt?
00:37:13 You may go, Gerasim, I myself will stay with him for a while.
00:40:54 Oh, God!
00:41:56 Morocco is expensive, but it does not wear well...
00:45:23 Peace to you, my son, Ivan!
00:47:58 forgive and absolve you from all your sins, in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
00:50:26 Congratulations. Lie down, son.
00:59:39 How good and how simple!
01:02:40 If it were by your words, human race would have to discontinue.
01:04:16 We cannot live this way
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed313
Dialogue density4.8 lines / min
First line00:00:13
Final line01:04:16
Production Record
DirectorAleksandr Kaydanovskiy
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes138