Hard Goodbyes: My Father
2002 · 113 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 503 VOTES · DIR. Penny Panayotopoulou
Overview
Elias is a 10 year old boy living in Athens with his family in 1969 and has an interest in Jules Verne's stories and in astronomy. His father, with whom Elias has a strong relationship, is a travelling salesman and his absence affects the whole family. On the eve of his departure for a long business trip he promises his son that he'll be back in time to watch the moon landing on TV together, but he is killed in a car accident. While Elias' mother and his elder brother deal with the loss in their own way, Elias refuses to accept his father's death. He creates an imaginary world, in which his father is alive. He shares fictitious stories with his friends, he sends letters to his grandmother on behalf of his father and he dreams of places like he did with him. Elias' mother and his godfather, who do everything to bring him back to reality, take him to a summer house. On the night of the moon landing Elias meets his father in his own way and comes to terms with his loss.
Dialogue Timeline — 911 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:24 Somewhere in Athens
00:04:26 They miss you.
00:07:23 with untiring patience the passage of the projective...
00:12:23 -When you grow up? -When I get my first job?
00:15:48 Business will pick up. I'm sure of it.
00:18:22 I could have brought you into the company too...
00:21:56 Yes, but these are mine. My Dad gave them to me...
00:28:30 Remember your Dad always keeps his promises.
00:31:39 What's all this shouting?
00:37:35 Didn't you sleep well last night?
00:39:58 Don't insist.
00:44:08 just a little more and he would reach it.
00:50:04 I understand everything.
00:53:21 -But she was run over by a car. -Is Gagarin dead?
00:56:19 She may have gotten quirky but she understands everything.
00:59:46 Is this what you want?
01:04:43 Your teacher say you write very beautiful essays.
01:08:54 I can't breathe in here. I want you to take me for a walk.
01:12:36 He'll glue pages from his favorite illustrated classics..
01:18:04 He did not die!
01:25:06 We'll keep it at the country cottage.
01:29:49 On their back so they can look at the sky.
01:37:21 Aris! How much longer?
01:43:14 -Shall I come inside? -From outside.