Review of Eternity and a Day (1998) by Naoya K — 02 Aug 2010
Just like it's alphabet this movie by Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos is extremely beautiful and something for every filmmaker to look up to. That is the case with "Eternity and a Day" anyway.
On one hand the aesthetics of this '98 Palme d'Or winner is highly conventionel (seen with European film eyes anyway) with impressively long takes, glued together by very slow paced camera movements. At the same time though you are again and again surprised by the supreme adventurous film craft going on. Coversations have for instance only seldom seemed so honest in any film as they do in the hands of this supposedly Greek master. He frames his actors perfectly and he knows exactly when not to cut. Poetry in motion. He uses music brilliantly and he knows when to go completely silence.
The story is told bravely and mysteriously beautiful. The acting is mysteriously cool. And the guy who laid out the dolly tracks deserve his very own award.
A perfect film?
This review of Eternity and a Day (1998) was written by Naoya K on 02 Aug 2010.
Eternity and a Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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