Too Early / Too Late
Trop tôt, trop tard
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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).
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danièle huillet & jean-marie straub — trop tôt, trop tard
Type: Clip • Published 2013-09-22
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
- Screenplay & Story
- Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
- Original Title
- Trop tôt, trop tard
- Country of Origin
- Egypt, France
- Spoken Languages
- German, French, Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Caroline Champetier, William Lubtchansky, Robert Alazraki, Marguerite Perlado
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Danièle Huillet, Jean-Marie Straub
Department Leadership Roster
Jean-Marie Straub
Director
Danièle Huillet
Director
Caroline Champetier
Director of Photography
William Lubtchansky
Director of Photography
Robert Alazraki
Director of Photography
Marguerite Perlado
Director of Photography
Danièle Huillet
Editor
Jean-Marie Straub
Editor
Danièle Huillet
Writer
Jean-Marie Straub
Writer
Danièle Huillet
Producer
Jean-Marie Straub
Producer
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What is Too Early / Too Late about?
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).
Who directed Too Early / Too Late?
Too Early / Too Late was directed by Jean-Marie Straub, Danièle Huillet.
Who stars in Too Early / Too Late?
The principal cast of Too Early / Too Late includes Danièle Huillet, Bahgat Elnadi, Gerard Samaan.
When was Too Early / Too Late released and how long is it?
Too Early / Too Late was released in 1982 with a total runtime of 1h 44m.