title: Eternity (2016 film)
text: # 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.
  
  The film takes places over a century, and follows two generations of characters. 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
  