The Dust of Time
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The Dust of Time is a film by Theodoros Angelopoulos shown on 12 February 2009 at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival
and well received by critics.
This film is the second of an unofficial trilogy started with The Weeping Meadow in 2004. The last part of the trilogy has the working title
"Tomorrow". All films are dealing with the question of time.
In a press conference for the Greek media, the director was asked about the critics for his film and replied that "the directors are not chosen by the critics or by the audience but by the time" and that for him all of his films are chapters of the same films, "Chapters, as he said, of a big book, about human destiny, about the times passed and about the times coming"
of Greek descent named A., portrayed by Willem Dafoe
, goes back to find the tracks in time across many countries he and his family left from the day he was born in 1953 until the present (early twentyfirst century). The dust of time confuses memories. The film describes the erotic triangle between the director's mother Eleni (Irène Jacob
), Jacob (Bruno Ganz
) and Spyros (Michel Piccoli).
by Eleni Karaindrou
was released on the ECM label in 2009.
59th Berlin International Film Festival
The 59th Berlin International Film Festival was held from 5 February to 15 February 2009. The opening film of this year's festival was Tom Tykwer’s The International, screened out of competition...
and well received by critics.
This film is the second of an unofficial trilogy started with The Weeping Meadow in 2004. The last part of the trilogy has the working title
Working title
A working title, sometimes called a production title, is the temporary name of a product or project used during its development, usually used in filmmaking, television production, novel, video game, or music album.-Purpose:...
"Tomorrow". All films are dealing with the question of time.
In a press conference for the Greek media, the director was asked about the critics for his film and replied that "the directors are not chosen by the critics or by the audience but by the time" and that for him all of his films are chapters of the same films, "Chapters, as he said, of a big book, about human destiny, about the times passed and about the times coming"
Plot
An American film directorFilm director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
of Greek descent named A., portrayed by Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe is an American film, stage, and voice actor, and a founding member of the experimental theatre company The Wooster Group...
, goes back to find the tracks in time across many countries he and his family left from the day he was born in 1953 until the present (early twentyfirst century). The dust of time confuses memories. The film describes the erotic triangle between the director's mother Eleni (Irène Jacob
Irène Jacob
Irène Marie Jacob is a French-born Swiss actress considered one of the preeminent French actresses of her generation. Jacob gained international recognition and acclaim through her work with Polish film director Krzysztof Kieślowski, who cast her in the lead role of The Double Life of Véronique...
), Jacob (Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz is a Swiss actor, known for his roles as Damiel in Wings of Desire and Adolf Hitler in Downfall.- Early life :Bruno Ganz was born in Zürich to a Swiss mechanic father and a northern Italian mother. He had decided to pursue an acting career by the time he entered university...
) and Spyros (Michel Piccoli).
Soundtrack
The scoreDust of Time (soundtrack)
Dust of Time is a soundtrack album by Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou featuring music for the film The Dust of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos recorded in 2008 and released on the ECM New Series label.-Reception:...
by Eleni Karaindrou
Eleni Karaindrou
Eleni Karaindrou is a Greek composer, born in Teichio. She studied piano and theory at the Hellenikon Odion in Athens. She is best known for scoring the films of Theo Angelopoulos...
was released on the ECM label in 2009.