It's Better to Be Healthy and Wealthy than Poor and Sick
1992 · 108 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 143 VOTES · DIR. Juraj Jakubisko
Overview
A satiric tragi-comedy about two women and their lover Robert who is an emigrant that keeps coming back. This film shows chaotic post-communist Europe after the fall of totalitarianism. Two opposite characters, women, meet during the Velvet Revolution in November 1989. Intellectual dissident Nona and a Communist secret police boss’ mistress Ester. They meet at an anti-regime demonstration and become friends. They don’t want anything to do with politics, both want to get married and have kids, but also get rich. Crazy plans and risky attempts to realize their shared dreams land them in many sticky situations in the post-revolution chaos. Too much money gets in the way of the power of friendship.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,164 lines
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00:00:13 Here we are, one tin from America.
00:04:33 Now everyone to bed!
00:08:24 The minister and two members of government are here.
00:11:33 It's here. It's all here, don't worry.
00:15:04 I brought you something, little Ester.
00:19:30 Wait. What? What's up? What do you want?
00:23:23 So I took treatment upon myself.
00:27:06 We're all God's children. I'll even christen you.
00:30:18 Everything I do turns out wrong.
00:34:15 The Moravians give it to us dirt cheap, the Slovaks are happy it only costs 14.
00:38:10 Depends for Who. Admit il, you left me for another woman.
00:42:05 Since when are you such a great Slovak?
00:45:20 There's more space than at a trainstation.
00:49:33 I can't go back there. I'm not worthy.
00:55:33 He who sings divinely prays doubly.
00:59:02 There. See? Arseholes always win.
01:05:53 Keep looking! He must have money somewhere.
01:10:30 No, no, I not kid. Me 32 years.
01:14:50 and look how I've ended up.
01:18:51 All right. We'll cut him.
01:22:13 You just keep praying quietly.
01:26:38 but I've lost those illusions.
01:33:37 Did you come to brag?
01:37:35 But Saigon, this 5 is reversed.