philosophical film

Jarvis 2022-04-23 07:04:04

Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα) is a 1998 Greek film starring Bruno Ganz and directed by Theo Angelopoulos. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. The story tells that the poet Alexander, who was suffering from terminal cancer, recalled all kinds of things that happened in his life the day before when he was alone in the hospital waiting to die. The story is composed of many life fragments, which is very meaningful. The film's discussion of the value of life and the thinking of human nature make the audience even more memorable.

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  • Alexandre: All passed by so quickly. This suspect pain... my stubbornness to want to learn,to want to know... then the darkness... the silence around me... the silence. All made me believe that before the end of winter with the ethereal silhouettes of the boats,and their sudden breakthroughs in the sky, with the lovers along the promenade,in the declining sun, and the hypocritical promise of the spring, all made me believe that before the end of winter... My only regret, Anna... but is it only one?... is not to have finished anything. I left it all as a draft, shattered words here and there.

  • Alexandre: I once asked you "how long will tomorrow last?" and you answered me: Eternity and a day.