I Wish to Speak

1976 · 145 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 212 VOTES · DIR. Gleb Panfilov

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Overview

The mayor of a village sees her son killed in a gun accident. A successful, dedicated bureuacrat, she must reconcile her desire to build a bridge - and the new housing that will come with it - with the reality of resistance from the townspeople and her own grief.

Dialogue Timeline — 659 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:57 I WANT THE FLOOR
00:04:14 You won't find it this way.
00:09:56 Tell her only when you get the bullet out.
00:13:46 - An entire block of houses! - Help us, friend!
00:17:03 Tanya, do you have something to say?
00:26:38 Chairman of City Executive Committee.
00:28:50 To my right winger, Beskudnikov, you will give him a two-bedroom flat.
00:31:33 They didn't understand him then.
00:33:46 - They won't get it. - They'll get it, if I explain it clearly.
00:36:28 Mommy, is that you? It's me, Lena.
00:38:51 I wonder how will it smell in a year or two.
00:42:38 Elizaveta Vasilyevna, bear in mind that mayors are temporary.
00:45:40 Such a beautiful person lives in our town.
00:47:45 My compliments.
00:51:20 Petr Nikitin. Vasya Pankov. Will they forgive him?
00:53:56 Let's sing some songs! Grisha, make the tune!
00:58:59 Elizaveta Andreevna.
01:01:18 An apartment?
01:03:00 Calm down, Fedya.
01:04:56 Hello, Fedya.
01:06:45 What is my attitude?
01:08:18 No, we don't. But I want to make it better.
01:10:07 No.
01:13:57 - And your supper? - Later, Tanya, later.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed659
Dialogue density4.5 lines / min
First line00:00:57
Final line01:13:57

Production Record

DirectorGleb Panfilov
LanguageRussian
IMDb votes212