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==Plot==
==Plot==
The film tells the story of a writer with a terminal illness spending his last day getting his affairs in order before checking himself into a hospital. He lives in his old seaside family home near Thessaloniki, but his daughter and son-in-law plan to sell the house. He thinks if he checks himself into the hospital, he'll die. He recalls his dead wife, Anna, and he lets his daughter read a letter her mother had written to him right after her birth. He saves a young boy, an [[illegal immigrant]] from [[Albania]], from child sellers, and tries to help the boy return home.
The film tells the story of a writer with a terminal illness spending his last day getting his affairs in order before checking himself into a hospital. He lives in his old seaside family home near Thessaloniki, but his daughter and son-in-law plan to sell the house. He thinks if he checks himself into the hospital, he'll die. He recalls his dead wife, Anna, and he lets his daughter read a letter her mother had written to him right after her birth. He saves a young boy, an [[illegal immigrant]] from [[Albania]], from child sellers, and tries to help the boy return home.

==Reception==
The film won the [[Palme d'Or]] and the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]] at the [[1998 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4920/year/1998.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Eternity and a Day |accessdate=2009-10-01|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
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* [[Alekos Oudinotis]] - Anna's Father
* [[Alekos Oudinotis]] - Anna's Father
* [[Nikos Kolovos]] - The Doctor
* [[Nikos Kolovos]] - The Doctor

==Awards==
The film won the [[Palme d'Or]] and the [[Prize of the Ecumenical Jury]] at the [[1998 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4920/year/1998.html |title=Festival de Cannes: Eternity and a Day |accessdate=2009-10-01|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 01:57, 29 October 2009

Eternity and a Day
(Mia aioniotita kai mia mera)
french film poster
Directed byTheo Angelopoulos
Written byTonino Guerra
Theo Angelopoulos
Petros Markaris
Giorgio Silvagni
Produced byTheo Angelopoulos
Eric Heumann
Giorgio Silvagni
StarringBruno Ganz
Isabelle Renauld
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
CinematographyYorgos Arvanitis
Andreas Sinanos
Music byEleni Karaindrou
Distributed byArtistic License Merchant Ivory Productions(USA)
Artificial Eye (UK)
Release dates
France 23 May, 1998 (premiere at Cannes)
United Kingdom 16 October, 1998
United States 28 May, 1999
Running time
132 minutes
CountryTemplate:FilmGreece
LanguageGreek

Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, [Mia aioniotita kai mia mera] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)) is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz, and directed by Theo Angelopoulos.

Plot

The film tells the story of a writer with a terminal illness spending his last day getting his affairs in order before checking himself into a hospital. He lives in his old seaside family home near Thessaloniki, but his daughter and son-in-law plan to sell the house. He thinks if he checks himself into the hospital, he'll die. He recalls his dead wife, Anna, and he lets his daughter read a letter her mother had written to him right after her birth. He saves a young boy, an illegal immigrant from Albania, from child sellers, and tries to help the boy return home.

Reception

The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Eternity and a Day". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.