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Eternity and a Day
Famous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.
1998 · Directed by Theo Angelopoulos · 133 min · Drama · 12 frames
Tagline
How long will tomorrow last?
Crew
- Screenplay: Petros Markaris, Tonino Guerra, Theo Angelopoulos
- Cinematography: Andreas Sinanos, Giorgos Arvanitis
- Edited by: Yannis Tsitsopoulos
- Music: Eleni Karaindrou
- Produced by: Theo Angelopoulos, Amedeo Pagani, Giorgio Silvagni, Éric Heumann
Cast
- Bruno Ganz as Alexandros
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio as The Poet
- Isabelle Renauld as Anna
- Achileas Skevis as The Child
- Alexandra Ladikou as Anna's Mother
- Despina Bebedelli as Alexandros' Mother
- Eleni Gerasimidou as Ourania
- Iris Chatziantoniou as Alexandros' Daughter
- Nikos Kouros as Anna's Uncle
- Alekos Oudinotis as Anna's Father
Production
- Country: France, Germany, Greece, Italy
- Language: English, Greek, Italian
- Studios: Eurimages, ARTE, Paradis Films, Istituto Luce Cinecittà
- Themes: terminal illness, undocumented immigrant, writer, philosophical, compassionate
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