Beginning of an Unknown Era

1967 · 73 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 283 VOTES · DIR. Genrikh Gabay, Andrey Smirnov, Larisa Shepitko

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Overview

Two young directors adapted the short stories of two Russian authors whose works had been banned for decades, and so their film ended up in the censor’s vault as well – for twenty years. Both tales look back to the post-revolutionary era: 'Angel' speaks tragically of the brutality and destruction of the time, and 'The Homeland of Electricity' captures its haunting grotesquery.

Dialogue Timeline — 481 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:03 Experimental Film Studios, Moscow
00:04:48 Can't we move with a higher speed?
00:09:09 It will make things easier.
00:13:23 Who burnt down uncle Semyon?
00:16:56 That I to my lassie go.
00:19:09 All of you?
00:20:29 What on earth is going on!
00:21:46 They took away grain and talked of revolution.
00:23:12 -Where are they taking us? -I don't know.
00:25:46 Hauling wagons for whom£¿
00:27:50 But we know you. You shot Grikha from Old Town.
00:33:31 It's all right, Father...
00:35:24 Infernal times we shall defeat.
00:39:59 Maybe I shouldn't.
00:41:29 Look at me.
00:45:39 Let people admire it.
00:47:52 No, I'm a student.
00:51:04 It is my plan.
00:52:31 To families of those who were killed at war.
00:54:29 Why don't you want me to?
00:56:48 The wheel can fall apart.
00:59:11 A machine we're running now.
01:04:29 One, two, three, my dear son.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed481
Dialogue density6.6 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:04:29

Production Record

DirectorGenrikh Gabay, Andrey Smirnov, Larisa Shepitko
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes283