Too Early / Too Late

Too Early / Too Late

1982
1h 44m
6.5

6.5/10

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Overview

Inspired by a letter by Friedrich Engels and a 1974 account of two militant Marxist writers who had been imprisoned by the Nasser regime, Straub-Huillet filmed this film in France and Egypt during 1980. They reflect on Egypt’s history of peasant struggle and liberation from Western colonization, and link it to class tensions in France shortly before the Revolution of 1789, quoting texts by Engels as well as the pioneering nonfiction film Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895).

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Countries
Egypt France
Spoken Languages
German French Arabic

Quick Facts

Original Title Trop tôt, trop tard
Release Date February 17, 1982
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0083230

Cast

Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet

Narrator (segment A) (voice)

Bahgat Elnadi
Bahgat Elnadi

Narrator (segment B) (voice) (as Bahgat el Nadi)

Gerard Samaan
Gerard Samaan

Narrator (segment B) (voice)

Key Crew

Danièle Huillet
Director
Jean-Marie Straub
Director
Danièle Huillet
Writer
Jean-Marie Straub
Writer
Jean-Marie Straub
Producer
Danièle Huillet
Producer