The First Lad
1959 · 81 MIN · IMDB 5.5 · 158 VOTES · DIR. Sergei Parajanov
Overview
A gem from Paradjanov's early oeuvre is a musical agitation film or a romantic comedy, made by the young director under the guidance of Alexander Dovzhenko and set in the immense fields of the collectivised Ukraine. The social realism is replaced by colourful, convivial and dancing shots of the “Pabieda” (Victory) kolkhoz, where peasant women sing in the fields, and boys march with banners glorifying revolution. Against this backdrop, intense romantic feelings have reached a climactic stage; tailor Sidor Sidorovich, farmer Jushka and soldier Danila Petrovich all dote on the fair-haired Odarka. It is Jushka and Danila who engage in overt hostility; the initial “gentlemen’s” contest turns into an outright confrontation, resulting in miserable Jushka being increasingly more desperate and scorned by the villagers.
Dialogue Timeline — 822 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 Spring
00:02:33 You're joking.
00:05:56 I recommend this Crepe de Chine It will make you will look a dream
00:09:20 Don't be frightened, I'm not a thief.
00:12:58 - Here, take some cherries. - Some cherry brandy.
00:17:23 And here is our greatest success.
00:19:43 Don't believe a word of it.
00:21:34 Stop complaining and do something about it.
00:26:27 OK
00:29:22 They're out late.
00:38:23 The Commandant sleeps whilst the tractors are busy
00:41:02 Your arm.
00:44:50 Sold 3 times.
00:48:38 Look at him jump.
00:50:26 Me too. I've an affair of the heart.
00:52:25 Go on, tuck in.
00:54:42 Thanks for everything.
00:58:07 So that's what it's for.
01:02:10 They need the iron.
01:05:45 Come on.
01:09:58 How fertile is our land, full of sun.
01:13:21 The ones that were missing.
01:16:03 I'm staying here.
01:19:06 The match is over