Theo Angelopoulos
Known For
Directing
Born
1935-04-27 in Athens, Greece
Died
2012-01-24
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Theo Angelopoulos, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
A Special Day
as Self
Kurosawa's Way
as Self
40 x 15: The Forty Years of the Directors' Fortnight
as Self
A City Runs Through the Festival
as Self
Reconstruction
as Journalist (uncredited)
Journey Through History
as Self
An All-Weather Man
as Self
Nuevo / Otro Cine Español - Un Lugar En El Cine
The End of an Eternity
as Self
Filming Under Pressure
as Self
Theo Angelopoulos: A Lifework in Film
Kiarostami in Close up
as as Self
Odyssea Corporum - Ballad for Nikos Koundouros
as Self
Erimos kai monos gia na mou fygei o ponos
Balkan Landscapes: The Gaze of Theo Angelopoulos
as Himself
Robbery in Athens
Champions: A Comic Tale
as Self
Towards Freedom
Jimmy the Tiger
Affection to the People
as Self