Eternity and one day

Rachael 2022-01-19 08:02:07

Tomorrow will always be one day longer than eternity. An Zhe's poem and beautiful long shots, soothing and gentle soundtrack, and every moving moment. The flowing time is fleeting, and the vague beauty in memory is out of reach. This day is very long, it seems like the end of this life, this day is very short, and the end of this short day is the end of life. The neutral word time itself is not malicious, if we do not grasp time firmly, we will be malicious to ourselves.
In this film, Theo Angelopoulos uses his always slow and silent motion long shots to depict the feelings of an old man before his death. The life-like images are poetic, and the bleak and trivial fragments of reality are mixed with clarity. And at the moment of deep memories, the flowing notes gradually appeared in his mind, the body was tortured by illness, the soul was tortured by emotion, and the heart was finally puzzled. How long will it last tomorrow? One day longer than eternity.

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Extended Reading
  • Tanya 2022-03-21 09:03:06

    Through the symbolic wandering of the seriously ill poet and male protagonist, he expresses his exploration and understanding of the true meaning of life: the long journey of life is as short as a day at the end, and only love can give it eternal meaning. The language of the shots and the dialogues are full of poetry and philosophical thoughts, and the coordination of the long shots and the music is even more swaying.

  • Emmanuel 2022-03-29 09:01:07

    The camera language and soundtrack are really good. The first half of the film is too dull. The interweaving of reality, memory, and imagination makes it difficult for the audience to interpret. It is only in the second half that they gradually feel some kind of rich poetry about life. The settings of the wedding, the bus performance, and the last paragraph are very loving. Hit the heart. But I don't like movies with too strong microphone function.

Eternity and a Day quotes

  • Alexandre: My only regret, Anna - but is it only one? - is to not have finished anything. I left all as a draft, shattered words here and there.

  • 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.