Theo Angelopoulos
Greek filmmaker and screenwriter celebrated for his poetic, politically charged cinema and his Palme d'Or-winning masterwork Eternity and a Day.
What do we know about Theo Angelopoulos?
Here are the key biographical details about Theo Angelopoulos:
- Name: Theo Angelopoulos
- Also Known As: Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος, Théo Angelopoulos, Theodoros Angelopoulos
- Date of Birth: April 27, 1935
- Place of Birth: Athens, Greece
- Date of Death: January 24, 2012
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Director
- Crew Jobs: Director, Producer, Screenplay, Writer, Story
Who is Theo Angelopoulos?
Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος) (27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.
An acclaimed and multi-awarded film director who dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, Angelopoulos was one of the most influential and widely respected filmmakers in the world. He started making films in 1967. In the 1970s he made a series of political films about modern Greece.
Angelopoulos' work, described by Martin Scorsese as that of "a masterful filmmaker", is characterized by slightest movement, slightest change in distance, long takes, and complex yet carefully composed scenes; his cinematic method, as a result, is often described as "sweeping" and "hypnotic."
In 1998 his film Eternity and a Day went on to win the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 51st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and his films have been shown at many of the world's most esteemed film festivals. In 2000 he was the President of the Jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. The life of Theo Angelopoulos, his work, and his passion were the subject of a documentary directed in 2008 by Elodie Lelu.
Angelopoulos died late on Tuesday, 24 January 2012, at 76 years old after being involved in a crash with a motorcycle ridden by an off-duty police officer. He was taken to hospital, where he was treated in an intensive care unit but succumbed to his serious injuries several hours later.
What is Theo Angelopoulos known for?
Theo Angelopoulos' most celebrated directorial works include:
- Landscape in the Mist (1988, Movie)
- Eternity and a Day (1998, Movie)
- To Each His Own Cinema (2007, Movie)
- Ulysses' Gaze (1995, Movie)
- The Weeping Meadow (2004, Movie)
- The Travelling Players (1975, Movie)
- Lumière & Company (1995, Movie)
- The Beekeeper (1986, Movie)
- The Suspended Step of the Stork (1991, Movie)
- Voyage to Cythera (1984, Movie)
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