Eternity and a Day
1998
2h 13min
Famous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.
Storyline
Famous writer Alexander contracts a terminal illness. He receives a letter from his wife describing a summer day 30 years ago, and leaves his seaside home to remember his past. This journey will allow him to wander between the past and the present, and encounter unexpected people, allowing him to collect unforgettable memories in the final moments of his life.
Released
23 October 1998
Runtime
2h 13min
Director
Genre
Status
Released
Language
Greek
Production
Eurimages, ARTE, Paradis Films, Istituto Luce Cinecittà, Greek Film Centre, La Sept Cinéma, Intermédias, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Classic Productions, Canal+, WDR, ERT
Cast
Bruno Ganz
Alexandros
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
The Poet
Isabelle Renauld
Anna
Achileas Skevis
The Child
Alexandra Ladikou
Anna's Mother
Despina Bebedelli
Alexandros' Mother
Eleni Gerasimidou
Ourania
Iris Chatziantoniou
Alexandros' Daughter
Nikos Kouros
Anna's Uncle
Alekos Oudinotis
Anna's Father
Vasilis Kolovos
The Doctor
Mihalis Giannatos
Ticket Inspector
Petros Fyssoun
Alexandros (voice)
Pemi Zouni
Anna (voice)
Lazaros Andreou
Leonidas Vardaros
Vassilia Kavouka
Petros Markaris
Melpo Lekatsa
Yiannis Karabinis
Maria Hatziioannidou
Yiannis Mohlas
Maria Saltiri
Makis Pappas
Tania Palaiologou
Aristotelis Aposkitis
Rony Ganniari
Panos Papageorgopoulos
Maria Koskina
Thodoros Tsalouhidis
Thodoros Teknetzidis
Hristos Sougaris
Giannis Papadopoulos
Milena Giannakidou
Argyris Kesoglou
Melpomeni Tsoulou
Yiannis Mitsou
Petros Patses
Yiorgos Popof
Kid
Dimitris Fotsinos-Safrantzas
Kid
Yiorgos Halaris
Kid
Themis Gousoulis
Kid
Asimakis Alexiou
Kid
Thodoris Papadimitriou
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