L'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera

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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

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Original TitleL'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
TitleL'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Directed byTheo Angelopoulos
CountryGreece
Year1998
ScreenplayTheo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Film EditingYannis Tsitsopoulos
SoundtrackEleni Karaindrou
CinematographyGiorgios Arvanitis, Andreas Sinanos
SoundNikos Papadimitriou
CostumesGiorgos Patsas, Giorgos Ziakas
Production DesignCostas Dimitriadis
ProductionTheo Angelopoulos
Formats35mm, DVD, Blu-ray, DCP
Runtime137 min.
LanguageGriechisch, Englisch, Italienisch/d/f
CastBruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Achileas Skevis, Alexandra Ladikou, Despina Bebedelli, Eleni Gerasimidou, Iris Chatziantoniou, Nikos Kouros, Alekos Oudinotis, Nikos Kolovos, Andreas Chekouras, Mihalis Giannatos, Petros Markaris, Yannis Mohlas

Credits

Original TitleL'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
TitleL'éternité et un jour - Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Directed byTheo Angelopoulos
CountryGreece
Year1998
ScreenplayTheo Angelopoulos, Tonino Guerra, Petros Markaris
Film EditingYannis Tsitsopoulos
SoundtrackEleni Karaindrou
CinematographyGiorgios Arvanitis, Andreas Sinanos
SoundNikos Papadimitriou
CostumesGiorgos Patsas, Giorgos Ziakas
Production DesignCostas Dimitriadis
ProductionTheo Angelopoulos
Formats35mm, DVD, Blu-ray, DCP
Runtime137 min.
LanguageGriechisch, Englisch, Italienisch/d/f
CastBruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Achileas Skevis, Alexandra Ladikou, Despina Bebedelli, Eleni Gerasimidou, Iris Chatziantoniou, Nikos Kouros, Alekos Oudinotis, Nikos Kolovos, Andreas Chekouras, Mihalis Giannatos, Petros Markaris, Yannis Mohlas

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