Eternity and a Day

Oct 23, 1998

2h 13m

★ 7.8

How long will tomorrow last?

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Eurimages

ARTE

Paradis Films

Istituto Luce Cinecittà

Greek Film Centre

La Sept Cinéma

Intermédias

Theo Angelopoulos Films

Classic Productions

Canal+

WDR

ERT

Eternity and a Day Trailers

No Trailers found.

Cast

Alexandros

Bruno Ganz

The Poet

Fabrizio Bentivoglio

Anna

Isabelle Renauld

The Child

Achileas Skevis

Anna's Mother

Alexandra Ladikou

Alexandros' Mother

Despina Bebedelli

Ourania

Eleni Gerasimidou

Alexandros' Daughter

Iris Chatziantoniou

Anna's Uncle

Nikos Kouros

Anna's Father

Alekos Oudinotis

The Doctor

Vasilis Kolovos

Ticket Inspector

Mihalis Giannatos

Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.

6.7

Just for the Summer

May 9, 2020

Penelope Campbell loves her annual summer vacations visiting her Grandma Dot, despite Dot's constant attempts to set her up with every single man in town. This year, she bumps into Jason Humphrey, her childhood sweetheart. In order to evade the efforts of their matchmaking grandmothers, they make a pact pretending to date each other, but will the old sparks return?

2.5

Every Dog Has Its Day

Jun 12, 1998

After getting fired from his teaching job and dumped by his girlfriend, Jack, a painter, embarks on a soul searching road trip with his dog, Scout. However, bad weather and bumps in the road quickly cause more problems than he can handle. An impulsive decision to take from a bag full of unknown pills leads him on a drug-fueled journey with no destination in sight, and he soon finds himself making both friends and foes along the way.

5.8

Melody

Aug 23, 2014

Melody, 28 years old, a confused child born under the name X, decides to rent out her body in order to get the money she needs to realize her dream: opening a hair-dressing salon. To do so, she accepts to carry the child of Emily, a rich English woman 48 years old who can no longer have children. To make sure everything goes well and keep an eye on her future child, Emily decides to welcome Melody into her home and stay by her side throughout the pregnancy. Although they first appear to come from completely different worlds, the two women end up adopting each other: Melody finds in Emily the mother she never had, and Emily sees in Melody the daughter she always wanted to have. Evidently, the bonds that emerge during this double maternity create all sorts of doubts and questions.

No Image Available

0.0

El huésped de las tinieblas

Sep 20, 1948

No overview available.

6.6

Cosmos

Dec 3, 2015

Two young men seek the solitude of the country; their peace is disturbed when a set of random occurrences suggest to their susceptible minds a pattern with sinister meanings.

4.0

Extramarital

Aug 9, 1998

An aspiring writer gets involved in the investigation of her best friend after she is killed while having an affair.

5.4

The Estate

Nov 4, 2022

Down-on-her-luck divorcee Macey and her fickle sister Savanna attempt to win over their terminally ill, difficult-to-please Aunt Hilda in hopes of becoming the beneficiaries of her wealthy estate, only to find the rest of their greedy family members have the same idea.

5.8

Chronic

Oct 21, 2015

David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for. But outside of work, it's a different story altogether.

0.0

Separate Rooms

Invalid Date

Fleeing from the image of his boyfriend who recently committed suicide, Leo arrives in England in order to descend into anonymity. Yet even here his mind continually turns to the reality of his lover’s death and their experiences together.

7.2

Ways to Live Forever

Oct 29, 2010

Sam loves facts. He wants to know about UFOs and horror movies and airships and ghosts and scientists, and how it feels to kiss a girl. And because he has leukemia he wants to know the facts about dying. Sam needs answers to the questions nobody will answer.

0.0

Kielletty kirja

Aug 20, 1965

An author writes a historical novel about witch persecution and is accused of blasphemy.

8.0

Resonances

Nov 2, 2022

"Resonances" is an abstract journey that invites diverse interpretations. For some, it’s the tale of an ant that delved too deep, for others, a puppet seeking freedom. The narrative evolves with the viewer, offering no single path but rather a multitude of meanings. Free and autonomous, "Resonances" challenges you to explore with your mind and question with your soul. Only through personal reflection will the answers reveal themselves, making the experience uniquely yours.

6.8

Afire

Apr 20, 2023

Self-important author Leon joins his best friend on a summer holiday near the Baltic Sea to complete his novel. When they arrive, they find their house is already occupied by a carefree woman who challenges Leon to open up. Meanwhile, forest wildfires rage around them and impending disaster looms.

0.0

The Reach

May 4, 2025

The year she turns ninety-five, Stella starts to see ghosts of her dead friends and loved ones, including her late husband Bill. They tell her to join them in crossing the Reach, an ice bridge that forms over the ocean between her home of Koati Island and the mainland in winter.

7.9

Redeeming Love

Jan 21, 2022

A retelling of the biblical book of Hosea set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush of 1850.

4.9

A Fine Madness

Jun 29, 1966

A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.

6.0

Dual

Mar 18, 2022

A terminally ill woman opts for a cloning procedure to ease her loss on her friends and family. When she makes a miraculous recovery, her attempts to have her clone decommissioned fail and lead to a court-mandated duel to the death.

7.6

Blade Runner 2049

Oct 4, 2017

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.