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February 17, 1982 1h 44m Egypt Documentary Arabic More

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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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title：Too Early / Too Late
status：Released
Release date： 1982
Runtime：1h 44m
Genres： Documentary ·
Countries of origin： Egypt · France ·
Original Language： Arabic · German · French ·
Director： Danièle Huillet / Jean-Marie Straub /
Writers： Jean-Marie Straub · Danièle Huillet ·
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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).