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Eternity and a Day

Original title: Mia aioniotita kai mia mera
  • 19981998
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Eternity and a Day (1998)
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Famous writer Alexander is very ill and has little time left to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take th... Read allFamous writer Alexander is very ill and has little time left to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take the boy home.Famous writer Alexander is very ill and has little time left to live. He meets a little boy on the street, who is an illegal immigrant from Albania, and goes on a journey with him to take the boy home.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
13K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
9,825
739
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Writers
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Petros Markaris
    • Stars
      • Bruno Ganz
      • Isabelle Renauld
      • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
    • Writers
      • Theodoros Angelopoulos
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Petros Markaris
    • Stars
      • Bruno Ganz
      • Isabelle Renauld
      • Fabrizio Bentivoglio
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 43User reviews
    • 54Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 4 nominations

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    Bruno Ganz in Eternity and a Day (1998)
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    Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Bruno Ganz and Ahilleas Skevis in Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Bruno Ganz and Isabelle Renauld in Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Bruno Ganz and Isabelle Renauld in Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Ahilleas Skevis in Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Bruno Ganz and Ahilleas Skevis in Eternity and a Day (1998)
    Bruno Ganz and Ahilleas Skevis in Eternity and a Day (1998)

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    Bruno Ganz
    Bruno Ganz
    • Alexandros
    Isabelle Renauld
    Isabelle Renauld
    • Anna
    Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    Fabrizio Bentivoglio
    • The Poet
    Ahilleas Skevis
    Ahilleas Skevis
    • The Child
    Lazaros Andreou
    Lazaros Andreou
      Aristotelis Aposkitis
      Aristotelis Aposkitis
        Despina Bebedelli
        Despina Bebedelli
        • Alexandros' Mother
        • (as Despina Bebedeli)
        Iris Chatziantoniou
        Iris Chatziantoniou
        • Alexandros' Daughter
        Dimitris Fotsinos-Safrantzas
        • Kid
        • (as Dimitri Fotsinos-Safrantzas)
        Petros Fyssoun
        Petros Fyssoun
        • Alexandros
        • (voice)
        • (as Petros Fissoun)
        Eleni Gerasimidou
        Eleni Gerasimidou
        • Ourania
        Rony Gianari
        Milena Giannakidou
          Mihalis Giannatos
          Mihalis Giannatos
          • Ticket Inspector
          • (as Mihalis Yanatos)
          Themis Gousoulis
          Themis Gousoulis
          • Kid
          Yorgos Halaris
          • Kid
          Maria Hatziioannidou
            Giannis Karabinis
              • Director
                • Theodoros Angelopoulos
              • Writers
                • Theodoros Angelopoulos
                • Tonino Guerra
                • Petros Markaris
              • All cast & crew
              • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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              • Trivia
                Bruno Ganz delivered his lines in German and was dubbed into Greek.
              • Goofs
                When the child goes to see his dead friend Selim in the morgue, we can see Selim's right eyelid slightly blinking just after the child closes the door.
              • Quotes

                Alexandre: Why, mother, nothing happens as we wish? Why? Why does one have to rot in silence torn between pain and desire? Why did I live my life in exile. Tell me mother, why can't one learn to love?

              • Connections
                Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Inspiring Immigration Movies (2017)
              • Soundtracks
                Asma asmaton
                Music by Mikis Theodorakis

                Lyrics Iakovos Kabanellis

              User reviews43

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              Top review
              year 98:dedicated to dionysios solomos,the national poet of greece
              Thessaloniki this day. A very sick bearded man leaves his seaside house to go to the hospital for the few days remaining. Suddenly he decides to search the area. He rescues a small Albanian boy chased at the traffic lights by the police while cleaning car windows for a living. He saves the same kid when ready to be sold to foreigners. This happens in Greece but it can happen anywhere. He makes a tour with the kid. He visits the frontier looking like a Nazi camp with spectators watching while hanging on the wire fence. He speaks with Dionysios Solomos,the poet of the 'Hymn to liberty' and 'Free begieged'.A poet that used to pay people in Zakynthos to buy a word for poetic exploitation. Theo Angelopoulos plays an important sociophilosophical role as a very talented director in expressing the human relation,the national language and many other concepts. Angelopoulos purports to open a new road for understanding the world,life,death,love,poetry,music,child innocence,a man to die very soon,a wedding with the married couple dancing in circle movements. This movie has a faster mode than previous ones by the

              same director. First prize in Cannes in competition with Benigni's 'life is beautiful'. A film with the warm performance of Bruno Ganz. A film with the magnificent music of Eleni Karaindrou. A masterpiece for 10 out of 10.
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              • May 21, 1999

              Details

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              • Release date
                • May 28, 1999 (United States)
              • Countries of origin
                • France
                • Italy
                • Greece
                • Germany
              • Official site
                • Artistic License Films
              • Languages
                • Greek
                • English
                • Italian
              • Also known as
                • Sonsuzluk ve bir gün
              • Filming locations
                • Thessaloniki, Greece
              • Production companies
                • Paradis Films
                • Intermédias
                • La Sept Cinéma
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              Box office

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              • Gross US & Canada
                • $107,178
              • Opening weekend US & Canada
                • $24,221
                • May 31, 1999
              • Gross worldwide
                • $107,178
              See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

              Technical specs

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              • Runtime
                2 hours 17 minutes
              • Color
                • Color
              • Sound mix
                • Dolby Stereo
              • Aspect ratio
                • 1.66 : 1

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