The Dust of Time

The Dust of Time

128 mins | Drama | Nov. 22, 2008

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.

The Dust of Time

128 mins | Drama | Nov. 22, 2008

The Dust of Time
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.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Greek Film Centre, Studio 217, Theo Angelopoulos Films, Multichoice Hellas-Nova, Classic, Lichtmeer Film GmbH
Original title Η Σκόνη του Χρόνου
Directors Theo Angelopoulos
Writers Petros Markaris, Tonino Guerra, Theo Angelopoulos

Cast

Bruno Ganz

as Jacob

Michel Piccoli

as Spyros

Irène Jacob

as Eleni

Christiane Paul

as Helga

Kostas Apostolidis

as Secretary

Tiziana Pfiffner

as Young Eleni

Alexandros Mylonas

as Man in the Train

Norman Mozzato

as Hotel Manager

Reni Pittaki

as Composer

Alessia Franchini

as 'A's Secretary

Valentina Carnelutti

as Empfangschefin

Chantel Brathwaite

as Young Eleni's Friend

Herbert Meurer

as Doctor

Sviatoslav Yshakov

as Grandfather

Vladimir Bogenko

as Head of Conservatory

Ivan Nemtsev

as German Organ Specialist