Eternity and a Day
| Eternity and a Day (Mia aioniotita kai mia mera) | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Theo Angelopoulos |
| Written by | Tonino Guerra Theo Angelopoulos Petros Markaris Giorgio Silvagni |
| Produced by | Theo Angelopoulos Eric Heumann Giorgio Silvagni |
| Starring | Bruno Ganz Isabelle Renauld Fabrizio Bentivoglio |
| Cinematography | Yorgos Arvanitis Andreas Sinanos |
| Music by | Eleni Karaindrou |
| Distributed by | Artistic License Merchant Ivory Productions(USA) Artificial Eye (UK) |
Release dates |  23 May, 1998 (premiere at Cannes) 16 October, 1998 28 May, 1999 |
Running time | 132 minutes |
| Country | Template:FilmGreece |
| Language | Greek |
Eternity and a Day (Template:Lang-el, [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
- Bruno Ganz - Alexandre
- Isabelle Renauld - Anna
- Fabrizio Bentivoglio - The Poet
- Achileas Skevis - The Child
- Alexandra Ladikou - Anna's Mother
- Despina Bebedelli - Alexandre's Mother
- Helene Gerasimidou - Urania
- Iris Chatziantoniou - Alexandre's Daughter
- Nikos Kouros - Anna's Uncle
- Alekos Oudinotis - Anna's Father
- Nikos Kolovos - The Doctor
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Eternity and a Day". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
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