A, an American film director of Greek ancestry, is making a film that tells his story and the story of his parents. It is a tale that unfolds in Italy, Germany, Russia, Kazakhstan, Canada and the USA. The main character is Eleni, who is claimed and claims the absoluteness of love. At the same time the film is a long journey into the vast history and the events of the last fifty years that left their mark on the 20th century. The characters in the film move as though in a dream. The dust of time confuses memories. A searches for them and experiences them in the present.
Direction
Angelopoulos's signature long takes become portals through time.
Cinematography
Snow, fog, and train stations as emotional landscapes.
Acting
Dafoe's haunted stillness anchors the chaos.
Director
Theo Angelopoulos
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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