Too Early / Too Late - 1982

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).

104min
1982
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.5/10

Cast

Danièle Huillet profile pictureDanièle HuilletNarrator (segment A) (voice)

About Too Early / Too Late

Too Early / Too Late 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).

Runtime: 104min

Extra details

Original Title: Trop tôt, trop tard
Original Language: French
Directed By: Jean-Marie Straub