Eternity and a Day

The Eternity and a Day (Greek Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα ) is a Filmmelodram the Greek director Theo Angelopoulos,.

The main role in the film about " Aging and the farewell to life " plays Bruno Ganz. Theo Angelopoulos For this film was in 1998 awarded the Palme d'Or in Cannes.

Action

Thessaloniki: We observe the last day of your life (or before admission to the hospital ) of the exiled cancer poet Alexander, for the completion of a poem by the 19th century stem from the words. Alexander brings his daughter a letter to her mother and reminisces of his beloved wife. The man rescues a small boy from Albanian traffickers, and spends his last day with the orphans, in misty landscapes, music, dance and poetry. It can help him return home to Albania, and says goodbye to the boys late at night. After a few false starts, the film ends on the beach with the sea view.

Reviews

  • " An in long, extremely quiet settings virtuoso composed film about the loss of the inner home, which connects different time and narrative levels with each other and creating a world on an equal footing in the past and present side by side. " ( Encyclopedia of the international film )
  • " A stoic, anachronistic monument " ( Arthaus Collection)
  • . " Another masterpiece of Angelopoulos, which is reminiscent of such classic works as Bergman's Wild Strawberries or Kurosawa Ikiru " ( Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times)

One could instead of " wasting away [s ] " and " watch Tarantino and John Woo and look forward to the next Schwarzenegger ," Ekkehard Knörer offered.

Others

Average setting length ( ASL) of the rich to plan sequences the film: a record 114.3 seconds.

The main role was provided for Marcello Mastroianni, who died on 19 December 1996.

Awards

  • Golden Palm for Theo Angelopoulos
  • Prize of the Ecumenical Jury Theo Angelopoulos for
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Costume Design for Giorgos Patsas
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Director Theo Angelopoulos for
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best film of Theo Angelopoulos
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Music for Eleni Karaindrou
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Screenplay for Theo Angelopoulos
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Set Decoration for Giorgos Ziakas and Costas Dimitriadis
  • Greek Competition Award in the category Best Supporting Actress for Helene Gerasimidou
Greece France Italy 1998 in film Tonino Guerra Film score Giorgos Arvanitis Palme d'Or Long take 1998 Cannes Film Festival
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