Robinsonade, or My English Grandfather
1987 · 76 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 114 VOTES · DIR. Nana Dzhordzhadze
Overview
The film tells a strange story, in flashback, about a British Telegraph Company’s engineer named Hughes appearing in a distant Guria village. Falling in love with the beautiful Anna, the Englishman became the enemy of her brother, Bolshevik Nestor. Both Hughes and Nestor were shot dead by Lavrenty Mgeladze, who had once had everything, but later was dispossessed and driven out of the village. The old Anna told that story to a young composer who recorded the music: “My dear homeland, why are you weeping?…”
Dialogue Timeline — 448 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 Georgia-Film Studio
00:04:09 I fired at his women.
00:06:42 The contracts were signed for 3 years.
00:10:17 Are there tigers in Georgia?
00:13:37 That opportunity was extended to me by an agent of the Telegraph Company.
00:17:03 Have you heard anything about it?
00:19:21 Thank you.
00:21:38 The Company had recalled British telegraph engineers back home.
00:25:40 - Who is he? - An English telegraph engineer.
00:29:18 Time.
00:31:18 Your luggage has been packed, it's time to go.
00:33:46 Tell your friends to bring my luggage.
00:35:57 My house is my fortress.
00:38:51 You're lying, Nestor.
00:42:48 be it an earthquake, a flood, or the change of local government
00:44:44 Too bad.
00:46:43 that have existed for centuries.
00:51:18 I was watching you. You had the chance to kill him.
00:53:26 What future awaits us?
00:55:27 He looked quite miserable.
00:56:41 Stop your strumming.
00:59:24 Any Georgian in my place would have shot both of you.
01:03:16 I've brought something for repairs.
01:08:29 Music by Enri Lolashvili
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed448
Dialogue density5.9 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:08:29
Production Record
DirectorNana Dzhordzhadze
LanguageKA
IMDb votes114