The Dust of Time
(2008)
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The Dust of Time
(2008)
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A
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Jacob
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| Irène Jacob | ... |
Eleni
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Christiane Paul | ... |
Helga
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Kostas Apostolidis | ... |
Secretary
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Tiziana Pfiffner | ... | |
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Alexandros Mylonas | ... |
Man in the Train
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Norman Mozzato | ... |
Hotel Manager
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Reni Pittaki | ... |
Composer
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Alessia Franchini | ... |
A's Secretary
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| Valentina Carnelutti | ... |
Empfangschefin
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Chantel Brathwaite | ... |
Young Eleni's Friend
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Herbert Meurer | ... |
Doctor
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Sviatoslav Yshakov | ... |
Grandfather
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A, an American film director of Greek ancestry, is making a film that tells his story and the story of his parents. It is a tale that unfolds in Italy, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, Canada and the USA. The main character is Eleni, who is claimed and claims the absoluteness of love. At the same time the film is a long journey into the vast history and the events of the last fifty years that left their mark on the 20th century. The characters in the film move as though in a dream. The dust of time confuses memories. A searches for them and experiences them in the present. Written by Theo Angelopoulos
Greek director, screenwriter and producer Theodoros Angelopoulos' thirteenth feature film which he co-wrote with Italian screenwriter Tonino Guerra and the director's long time collaborator Petros Markaris, is the second part of an unofficial trilogy about modern Greece which was preceded by "The Weeping Meadow" (2004) and became his last film. It was produced by Theo Angelopoulos' frequent collaborator and wife Phoebe Economopoulos and is Greek, Italian, German and Russian co-production. It tells the story about a middle-aged American filmmaker of Jewish ancestry who is in the process of making a film about the story of his mother Eleni and his father Spyros at Cinecitta studios in Rome, Italy. While the producers of the film is worried about the shooting of the film, the director is concerned about finding his missing daughter.
Narrated by Willem Dafoe and Irène Jacob and with a fragmented narrative structure that moves between the past and present and has them, this contemplative and imaginary epic about Greek history, family history, love, immigration, friendship, memories and time draws a pervasive portrayal of a destined relationship between two immigrants separated by time and circumstances. This quietly paced, character-driven and extensive journey which spans over fifty years from the mid-19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, depicts a significant love story, is precisely and distinctly directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos (1935-2012) and finely photographed by cinematographer Andreas Sinanos who also worked as the director of photography on the more stylistically prominent first segment of the trilogy.
Shot in Russia, Rome in Italy, Cologne and Berlin in Germany, Athens in Greece and Kazakhstan, this subtle continuation of the story about Eleni and Spyros contains some memorable scenes, poetic images, artful and naturalistic milieu depictions and Greek composer and long-time collaborator of the filmmaker, Eleni Karaindrou's distinct score which reinforces this story within a story's poignant atmosphere. The international cast primarily consisting of American actor Willem Dafoe, Swiss actress Irène Jacob, German actor Bruno Ganz, German actress Christiane Paul and French actor Michel Piccoli delivers affective acting performances in this somewhat elegiac, at times humorous, humane and moving historic drama from one of Greece's most reverent and important filmmakers, which is seen from varied points of view.