A sunny shout-out to 70 winners at the Cannes Film Festival to celebrate the 70th event which is just around the corner – in no particular order.
In the midst of Mia aioniotita kai mia mera (Eternity and a Day) there’s an unforgettable image of children clinging for dear life to a fence on the Albanian border amidst the vast white of snow. They could easily be angels, imagery not distracting us from the fact this is a moment of horror and beauty. A reminder that some children are indeed lost in the world, and need help getting home. Bearded writer Alexander appears to be suffering from a terminal illness when he comes across the young refugee boy, and begins a journey to return him to Albania. Theodoros Angelopolulos‘ camera drifts ever so slowly back and forth and wherever it may take us, including hovering through Alexander’s own memories. One charmingly endearing sequence of a bride and groom uniting in dance in a village street is certainly not out of place (and one of many enamoring long takes). It is in keeping with the notion that, as boy observes to man in a manner at one point, we can smile over the sadness. As well as the Palme d’Or (Jury president Martin Scorsese was completely smitten), Eternity and a Day took the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.
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