Achileas Skevis, Alexandra Ladikou, Bruno Ganz

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 w...( read more  read more... )rote 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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Unrated, 2 hrs. 12 min.

Directed by: Theodoros Angelopoulos

Release Date: May 28, 1999

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DVD Release Date: August 15, 2006

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  • October 6, 2009
    i'll refrain from commenting for now.
  • September 22, 2009
    Well that's diffucult now to write about a film that everybody special critics love it. It's more diffucult to me beacuse T. Aggelopoulos is from Greece to.
    But realy I was slept in theater for first time. What a boring film so slow ( as the title) that make your nerves crash so...( read more) empty so nothing give.. Yea great name Aggelopoulos but that's it. If the movie did't take you from hand and travel your mind from the begining, make your hard and your body one with it I think that director lost the game.
    That's simple my opinion.
  • July 6, 2009
    It´s amazing how Angelopoulos can travel in time and space! Two thumbs up!
  • August 31, 2008
    Well it is surely impressive, especially the switching between words and silence and the 1-shot-scenes that just cannot be made any better. Pictures and words will be stuck with you for a while. I'll have to watch this movie again.. :)
  • August 26, 2008
    Theo , films his favorite theme ...Can you leave the world , and starting searching your soul ?
  • March 19, 2008
    Winner of the Palm D'or, this Greek masterpiece helps answer the question, what does it mean to live? Visual hypnotic with an exquisite score, this existential experience lingers in one's mind long after the film is over.
  • February 20, 2008
    and a Day traces the final days of Alexandre, a celebrated Greek writer !
  • September 23, 2007
    A splendid movie, visually brilliant, though this film won at Cannes, I prefer 'Landscapes in the Mist' more than this out of the three of Angelopoulos films I've watched. The story is just resplendent, very stark and daring with some amazing, probably Gothic influenced shots lik...( read more)e those at the border. A director who knows how to use the camera and mise-en-scene and not just a story.
  • September 15, 2007
    what is the tomorrow?
    Its eternity and a day more
  • August 8, 2007
    A masterpiece from greek director Theo Angelopoulos.

    It was awarded unanimously with the Golden Palm at 1998 Cannes Film Festival and also with the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.

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