Sequences
1982 · 98 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 397 VOTES · DIR. Alexandru Tatos
Overview
Three sequences which could have formed separate stories are linked together to give a larger perspective on the nature of reality and film. The three episodes are joined together by one film crew at work. In the beginning, the crew is introduced as they juggle their dual roles as State-supported propagandists who laud their government and society, and as private movie makers working on their own film. Next, they are in a restaurant looking for suitable locations to film when the eatery’s owner is induced to wax long and lugubriously on his miserable life. In the last segment, two extras are in the background of a scene, sitting at a table in a restaurant. It slowly becomes apparent to one of them that the man he’s sitting with tortured him more than 40 years ago at a Nazi concentration camp during World War II.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,007 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:03 ROMANIAFILM presents
00:04:03 director of photography
00:09:31 I'm better, but I feel weak... I'm on a diet... I had hepatitis...
00:13:03 How dare you? Do you have authorisation?
00:19:08 Yes, all right. No need to thank me.
00:24:11 What about accommodation for the crew?
00:28:02 ...mind which chair you take.
00:31:21 Bring everything: The beer, the Pepsi
00:35:21 What music? It's those guys over there!
00:40:08 I don't care anymore!
00:44:23 You know what? You're still young, and the world is full of women...
00:48:38 Whenever I saw a sharpener, I bought it!
00:52:44 - Good night! - Good bye!
00:56:39 Of course, don't you do that at home?
01:00:28 We have to laugh too, realistically.
01:03:26 Quiet! Let's rehearse it.
01:07:10 No! That's not possible!
01:10:34 - I've changed too, haven't I? - How should I know?
01:14:19 Really, so now you can remember?
01:17:30 You know, I was the owner of a restaurant...
01:22:58 Maybe you don't even remember Roman?
01:26:21 More natural... more emotion.
01:29:16 Bastard! Son of a bitch! Get away from my table!
23:19:04 a landmark in our country's history