The Dust of Time

Theo Angelopoulos
2008-11-22


6.4
128 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Willem Dafoe A Goutbreak
Bruno Ganz Jacob Unowned
Michel Piccoli Spyros Unowned
Irène Jacob Eleni Unowned
Christiane Paul Helga Unowned
Kostas Apostolidis Secretary Unowned
Tiziana Pfiffner Young Eleni Unowned
Alexandros Mylonas Man in the Train Unowned
Norman Mozzato Hotel Manager Unowned
Reni Pittaki Composer Unowned
Alessia Franchini 'A's Secretary Unowned
Valentina Carnelutti Empfangschefin Unowned
Chantel Brathwaite Young Eleni's Friend Unowned
Herbert Meurer Doctor Unowned
Sviatoslav Yshakov Grandfather Unowned
Vladimir Bogenko Head of Conservatory Unowned
Ivan Nemtsev German Organ Specialist Unowned