Eternity and a Day

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Eternity and a Day
(Mia aioniotita kai mia mera)

french film poster
Directed by Theo Angelopoulos
Produced by Theo Angelopoulos
Eric Heumann
Giorgio Silvagni
Written by Tonino Guerra
Theo Angelopoulos
Petros Markaris
Giorgio Silvagni
Starring Bruno Ganz
Isabelle Renauld
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Music by Eleni Karaindrou
Cinematography Yorgos Arvanitis
Andreas Sinanos
Distributed by Artistic License Merchant Ivory Productions(USA)
Artificial Eye (UK)
Release date(s) Flag of France 23 May 1998 (premiere at Cannes)
Flag of the United Kingdom 16 October 1998
Flag of the United States 28 May 1999
Running time 132 min.
Language Greek
IMDb profile

Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera) is a 1998 film starring Bruno Ganz and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. It tells the story of a writer with a terminal illness spending his last day getting his affairs in order before checking himself into a hospital. He meets a young boy on the streets, an illegal immigrant from Albania, and spends the day trying to help the boy return home. The film won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1998.[1]

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Awards
Preceded by
Taste of Cherry
tied with The Eel
Palme d'Or
1998
Succeeded by
Rosetta
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