L'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Eternity And A Day traces the final days of Alexandre (Bruno Ganz), a celebrated Greek writer as he prepares to leave his seaside home forever. While packing, he finds a letter from his long-dead wife, Anna (Isabelle Renauld), who wrote about an enchanted summer day they spent thirty years ago. From that point, Alexandre embarks on a mystical journey through his past and present. Realizing that after spending his entire life chasing after the words of poems and novels, Alexandre wants one final chance to capture the lost precious moments of true happiness, even if only for one day.
Festivals & awards
Cannes Film Festival 1998: Palme d'Or & Ecumenical Prize
Credits
Original Title
L'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Title
L'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Directed by
Theo Angelopoulos
Country
Greece
Year
1998
Screenplay
Theo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Film Editing
Yannis Tsitsopoulos
Soundtrack
Eleni Karaindrou
Cinematography
Giorgios Arvanitis, Andreas Sinanos
Sound
Nikos Papadimitriou
Costumes
Giorgos Patsas, Giorgos Ziakas
Production Design
Costas Dimitriadis
Production
Theo Angelopoulos
Formats
35mm, DVD, Blu-ray, DCP
Runtime
137 min.
Language
Griechisch, Englisch, Italienisch/d/f
Cast
Bruno Ganz (Alexandre), Isabelle Renauld (Anna), Fabrizio Bentivoglio (Poet), Achileas Skevis (Kind - enfant), Alexandra Ladikou (Annas Mutter - mère d'Anna), Despina Bebedelli (Alexanders Mutter - mère dÂlexandre), Eleni Gerasimidou (Urania), Iris Chatziantoniou (Tochter - fille), Nikos Kouros (Onkel), Alekos Oudinotis (Vater - père), Nikos Kolovos (Doktor), Andreas Chekouras, Mihalis Giannatos, Petros Markaris, Yannis Mohlas
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