USCCB - (Film and Broadcasting) - Eternity and a Day

Eternity and a Day

Alphabetical Listing of Movie Reviews

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Eternity and a Day -- Lyric Greek production in which an aging author (Bruno Ganz) prepares to be hospitalized for what he's certain is a terminal illness, then turns his attention to helping a 10-year-old Albanian refugee keep out of harm's way as an undocumented alien, though his thoughts often wander into reveries about past events, real and imaginary. Directed by Theo Angelopoulos, the portrait of a man at the end of his life combines the writer's interior concerns over matters still unresolved in his life with his present efforts on behalf of the young boy in a narrative that uses evocative visuals and compelling performances to intertwine the spiritual and material aspects of human experience. Subtitles. Menacing situations involving children. (A-II) (nr) ( 1999 )

These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

The classifications are as follows:

A-I -- general patronage;
A-II -- adults and adolescents;
A-III -- adults;
L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
O -- morally offensive.

Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.