Eternity and a Day (1998)

Original title

Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα

Directed by

Thodoros Angelopoulos

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, France, Greece, Italy

Runtime

2h 17m

Rated

15+

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 213 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A writer with a terminal illness spends his last day wandering through a coastal town. He meets a young Albanian boy and together they confront memories and the search for meaning.

meditativemelancholicslow-burnpoeticreflectivetendercontemplativelyrical

What happens

Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, romanized: Mia aioniótita kai mia méra) is a 1998 Greek drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, and starring Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld and Fabrizio Bentivoglio. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Greek entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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