Videograms of a Revolution

1992 · 106 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · 711 VOTES · DIR. Andrei Ujică, Harun Farocki

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Overview

Videograms of a Revolution is a 1992 documentary film compiled by Harun Farocki and Andrei Ujică from over 125 hours of amateur footage, news footage, and excerpts from the Bucharest TV studio overtaken by demonstrators as part of the December 1989 Romanian counter-revolution.

Dialogue Timeline — 732 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:06 I want to go to bed. - Call the nurse.
00:03:02 We don't want the Securitate!
00:10:15 Move back, comrades!
00:19:05 They are destroying everything.
00:29:05 No bloodshed and no vandalism!
00:32:13 The TV is our property.
00:36:54 Give him a close-up.
00:39:51 How did Roman get there? - No idea.
00:42:59 Look at her!
00:46:59 I always have done. I always will do.
00:51:15 Competence and responsibility
00:54:53 The National Salvation Front has been in existence for 6 months.
00:58:21 Keep together. Stay here.
01:02:00 We rescued him. We brought him here safely.
01:06:49 Even so, both these institutions must be defended at all costs.
01:09:44 Top alert. These maniacs had hidden helicopters.
01:12:57 Postelnicu and Dinca were arrested at the Central Committee.
01:15:50 Where are the shots coming from?
01:22:25 I carry no weapon on duty.
01:26:33 These here are the last victims.
01:32:07 The heavens were radiant.
01:36:17 causing explosions in cities etc.
01:40:13 the accused, Ceausescu, Nicolae
01:47:00 Commentary translated by Donald Tuckwiller

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed732
Dialogue density6.9 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line01:47:00

Production Record

DirectorAndrei Ujică, Harun Farocki
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes711