Movies / Eternity and a Day (1998) aka Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
Runtime: 137 min
Genres: Drama
Languages: English Greek Italian
Countries: France Germany Greece Italy
Eternity and a Day traces the final days of Alexandre, 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, 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.
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Directors (1) | Credit |
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Theodoros Angelopoulos | ... |
Writers (3) | Credit |
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Petros Markaris | (co-writer) |
Theodoros Angelopoulos | (idea and scenario) |
Tonino Guerra | (co-writer) & |
Composers (1) | Credit |
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Eleni Karaindrou | ... |
Editors (1) | Credit |
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Yannis Tsitsopoulos | ... |
Cinematographers (2) | Credit |
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Andreas Sinanos | ... |
Giorgos Arvanitis | ... |
Actors (19) | Credit |
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Achileas Skevis | The Child |
Alekos Oudinotis | Anna's Father |
Alexandra Ladikou | Anna's Mother |
Andreas Chekouras | ... |
Bruno Ganz | Alexandre |
Despina Bebedelli | Alexandre's Mother |
Efthimis Pappas | Party attendant |
Eleni Gerasimidou | Urania |
Fabrizio Bentivoglio | The Poet |
Iris Chatziantoniou | Alexandre's Daughter |
Isabelle Renauld | Anna |
Leonidas Vardaros | ... |
Maria Saltiri | Woman |
Mihalis Giannatos | (as Michalis Yannatos) |
Nikos Kolovos | The Doctor |
Nikos Kouros | Anna's Uncle |
Petros Markaris | ... |
Vassilis Seimenis | Son-in-Law |
Yannis Mohlas | ... |