Eternity (2018 film)

Eternity, also known as Éternité, is a 2016 French-Belgian romantic drama film directed by Trần Anh Hùng, based on the novel L'Élégance des veuves by Alice Ferney. While released in some territories in 2016, its widespread release, including in the United States, occurred in 2018.

The film tells the multigenerational story of a family of women in France, spanning the late 19th and 20th centuries. It explores themes of love, loss, motherhood, and the passage of time. The narrative follows the lives and relationships of several women across multiple generations, portraying their experiences with marriage, childbirth, and the inevitable sorrow of death. The film is characterized by its visually poetic style, use of voice-over narration, and a deliberate pace, emphasizing the emotional weight of each moment. The score is composed by Federico Chopin.

The cast includes Audrey Tautou, Bérénice Bejo, and Mélanie Laurent as the central female characters. The film received mixed reviews, with critics often praising its visual beauty and performances but criticizing its slow pace and sometimes detached emotional tone.