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Eternity and a Day

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Eternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. It follows a middle-aged writer in Thessaloniki who, on learning he is terminally ill, tries to put his affairs in order while helping a young Albanian immigrant boy fleeing traffickers, interweaving his memories of his late wife with his search for meaning in his remaining time. The film won the Palme d'Or and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Greek 1
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Palme d'Or 1
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Prize of the Ecumenical Jury (Cannes) 1
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Greek State Film Awards (Best Film) 1
Release Year
1998 1
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  • Eternity and a Day, Description, original language
    Eternity and a Day is a 1998 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos.
  • Wikipedia Awards section (palme-d-or), checked 2026-09-27
    1998 Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Theodoros Angelopoulos | win
  • Wikipedia Awards section (greek-state-film-awards-best-film), checked 2026-09-27
    1998 Greek State Film Awards | Best Film | Theodoros Angelopoulos | win
  • Wikipedia Awards section (prize-of-the-ecumenical-jury-cannes), checked 2026-09-27
    1998 Cannes Film Festival | Prize of the Ecumenical Jury | Theodoros Angelopoulos | win
  • Infobox
    23 May 1998 (Cannes)
  • In Medium: Film, Article lead sentence
    Eternity and a Day (Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, romanized: Mia aioniótita kai mia méra) is a 1998 Greek drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, and starring Bruno Ganz, Isabelle Renauld and Fabrizio Bentivoglio.
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