Dust of Time

Middle-aged Man A (Willem Dafoe) is a Greek-American director who is filming an epic film about the love of his parents' generation: in 1953, a Greek woman named Irene (played by Irène Jacob) who took political asylum in the Soviet Union met her long-lost lover Sibairos (played by Michel Piccoli). Their old love rekindled, but after a night of love, they were forced to be separated. Sibyros was imprisoned, while Eleni was exiled to Siberia. Soon she gave birth to her lover's child, but eventually had to be separated from the child. She longs for her distant lover, and the Jewish Jacob Levi (Bruno Ganz) has exclusive affection for her. In the context of a violently turbulent era, these three infatuated men and women wandered around, meeting and missing each other, and spent their lives pursuing a true love. Life is too small, but true love is eternal... This film is the second part of the "Greek Trilogy".