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Michel Piccoli, Willem Dafoe, Irène Jacob
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Irène Jacob
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Tiziana Pfiffner, Irène Jacob
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Michel Piccoli, Irène Jacob, Bruno Ganz
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Michel Piccoli, Irène Jacob, Willem Dafoe
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Christiane Paul, Willem Dafoe
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
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Theodoros Angelopoulos
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time by Theodoros Angelopoulos
ITA/DEU 2008, Competition
These temporal layers are often intertwined during the course of the film. Following Stalin’s death, Spyros travels secretly to Tashkent using a false name. But his true identity is exposed, and Eleni is sent to Siberia where she meets Jacob once more – a German Jew from Tashkent. Jacob stands by Eleni faithfully until her emigration to New York in 1974. Jacob even follows her to Toronto, where she meets A. who, at Eleni’s request, was smuggled some time ago by Jacob’s sister from Siberia to Spyros in the USA.
Years later, Eleni and Spyros decide to return to their native Greece. They pay a visit to Berlin where A. now lives, as does Jacob. They come together to celebrate New Year’s Eve, but when A.’s daughter Eleni tries to commit suicide – a plan which only her grandmother can prevent – the evening takes a fatal turn …
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Bruno Ganz, Theo Angelopoulos
Actor Bruno Ganz and director Theo Angelopoulos on the stage of the Berlinale Berlinale Palast in front of the end credits of their film I skoni tou chronou.
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2009
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Irene Jacob, Willem Dafoe
Actor Irene Jacob and Willem Dafoe at the photo call for I skoni tou chronou.
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
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Bruno Ganz
Bruno Ganz at the press conference.
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Programme Press Conference · Feb 12, 2009
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Willem Dafoe
Willem Dafoe arrivng at the Berlinale Palast.
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2009
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Christiane Paul
Actress Christiane Paul signing her portrait in the Berlinale Palast before the premiere of I skoni tou chronou.
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Berlinale Palast · Feb 12, 2009
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Theo Angelopoulos
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
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Irène Jacob
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Bruno Ganz
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Willem Dafoe
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
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Christiane Paul
I skoni tou chronou · Competition · Feb 12, 2009
© Gerhard Kassner / Berlinale
Petros Markaris (Co-Writer), Eleni Karaindrou (Composer), Christiane Paul (Actress), Willem Dafoe (Actor), Theo Angelopoulos (Director), Irene Jacob (Actress), Bruno Ganz (Actor)
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time
Competition · Press Conference · Feb 13, 2009
Petros Markaris (Co-Writer), Eleni Karaindrou (Composer), Christiane Paul (Actress), Willem Dafoe (Actor), Theo Angelopoulos (Director), Irene Jacob (Actress), Bruno Ganz (Actor)
I skoni tou chronou | The Dust Of Time
Competition · Red Carpet · Feb 13, 2009