Earth Days Pass By (1979)

A profoundly empathetic, unpretentious and droll account of a how a swarthy, Hemingway-like sailor upends the droning routines of a nursing home when he checks himself in. Though his subtle interactions with the other residents – including his cantankerous roommate who obviously harbours resentment towards his family for putting him out to seed – the sailor gently whisks up an atmosphere of hope and happiness and allows the movie to deliver its beautifully simple message: that life should be savoured until the bitter end.

• Release Date: 1979-06-28
• Runtime: 1h 27min
• Production Company: Radiotelevizija Beograd
• Production Country: Yugoslavia
• Director: Goran Paskaljević