Eternity and a Day
Original title: Mia aioniotita kai mia mera · Turkish title: Sonsuzluk ve bir gün
“How long will tomorrow last?”
1998 · 2 h 17 min
Theo AngelopoulosCast
Bruno Ganz 
Isabelle Renauld 
Fabrizio Bentivoglio
Credits
Written by: 
Theodoros Angelopoulos
Plot
A terminally ill poet spends his last day with a young Albanian refugee boy and reflects on his life. It won the Palme d'Or.
Sinekatalog’s take
Theo Angelopoulos's Palme d'Or winner follows a dying poet on his last day with an Albanian refugee boy. Contemplative, poetic and sad, with Bruno Ganz superb, it moves slowly toward a haunting, open ending.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.8 / 10 (16,573 votes)
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