Eternity (2016 film)

Eternity (French: Éternité) is a 2016 French-Belgian romantic historical drama film written and directed by Tran Anh Hung, and based on the 1995 novel L'Élégance des veuves ("The Elegance of Widows") by Alice Ferney.^[2]

Eternity
Film poster
Directed by	Tran Anh Hung
Screenplay by	Tran Anh Hung
Based on	L'Élégance des veuves by Alice Ferney
Produced by	Christophe Rossignon Philip Boëffard
Starring	Audrey Tautou Bérénice Bejo Mélanie Laurent Jérémie Renier Pierre Deladonchamps
Narrated by	Tran Nu Yen Khe
Cinematography	Mark Lee Ping Bin
Edited by	Mario Battistel
Distributed by	Pathé (France) Cinéart (Belgium)
Release dates	7 September 2016 (2016-09-07) (France) 14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) (Belgium)
Running time	115 minutes
Countries	France Belgium
Language	French
Box office	$910,000[1]

The film follows two generations of characters over a century. The cast is led by Audrey Tautou, Bérénice Bejo and Mélanie Laurent as the focus of each time period, together with Jérémie Renier, Pierre Deladonchamps and Irène Jacob. Tran Nu Yen Khe, the director's wife, served as the narrator and art director for the film.

Cast

• Audrey Tautou as Valentine
• Bérénice Bejo as Gabrielle
• Mélanie Laurent as Mathilde
• Jérémie Renier as Henri
• Pierre Deladonchamps as Charles
• Irène Jacob as Gabrielle's mother
• Valérie Stroh as Mathilde's mother
• Arieh Worthalter as Jules
• Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu as Valentine's mother
• Thibault de Montalembert as Valentine's father
• Tran Nu Yen Khe as Narrator