I had to sit with Eternity and a Day before trying to write anything about it, because I really wasn't sure what there was to say. The downside is that now time's passed, and I still don't know what I can add. The film kind of washed over me, and I think I liked it, but I didn't quite connect the way some other people have (and at the time of writing, it's currently the highest-rated feature film on Letterboxd for the year 1998, so it clearly has its fans).
I guess it revolves around a man approaching the end of his life, and showing how he chooses to live it when he knows he has little time left. It makes the whole thing quite sad, but not in a way that feels depressing; probably the best thing to compare it to might be Ikiru... though it is a little more surreal, with memories playing out sort of like fantasy or dream sequences.
At least that was my understanding. It's all very subdued, and I might've not been on the film's level. But there was still a good amount of stuff here to appreciate, and it's pretty well-made, so I kind of get the hype, even if I didn't come away loving it wholeheartedly.
I guess it revolves around a man approaching the end of his life, and showing how he chooses to live it when he knows he has little time left. It makes the whole thing quite sad, but not in a way that feels depressing; probably the best thing to compare it to might be Ikiru... though it is a little more surreal, with memories playing out sort of like fantasy or dream sequences.
At least that was my understanding. It's all very subdued, and I might've not been on the film's level. But there was still a good amount of stuff here to appreciate, and it's pretty well-made, so I kind of get the hype, even if I didn't come away loving it wholeheartedly.