Eternity And A Day traces the final days of Alexandre (Bruno Ganz), a celebrated Greek writer as he prepares to leave his seaside home forever. While packing, he finds a letter from his long-dead wife, Anna (Isabelle Renauld), who wrote about an enchanted summer day they spent thirty years ago. From that point, Alexandre embarks on a mystical journey through his past and present. Realizing that after spending his entire life chasing after the words of poems and novels, Alexandre wants one final chance to capture the lost precious moments of true happiness, even if only for one day.

Theo Angelopoulos was born in Athens in 1936. He studied law at the University of Athens and film at the IDHEC in Paris. He worked as a film critic between 1964 and 1967 and turned to directing with the film Forminx Story (1965) which was never finished and the short film Broadcast (1968). These were followed by feature films which took part in international festivals, won numerous awards and established his reputation.