THEO ANGELOPOULOS - Director & Screenwriter


Theo Angelopoulos was born in Athens in 1935. He studied law at the University
of Athens and film at the prestigious French film school, IDHEC. He worked for a
time at the Musée de l’Homme under the tutelage of Jean Rouch, the ethnographer
and pioneer of cinema vérité film. He returned to Athens in 1964 and, until 1967, worked as a film critic. He turned to filmmaking in 1965 and since then his films have participated in countless international festivals and have won numerous awards that have established his reputation as one of the most influential directors in contemporary cinema. Major retrospectives honouring the work of Theo Angelo-
poulos have been held all over the world.



- Selected Filmography


2003

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TRILOGY - THE WEEPING MEADOW

1998 -

ETERNITY AND A DAY

1995 -

ULYSSES GAZE

1991

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THE SUSPENDED STEP OF THE STORK

1988

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LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST

1986

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THE BEEKEEPER

1984

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VOYAGE TO CYTHERA

1983

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ATHENS, RETURN TO THE ACROPOLIS (tv documentary)

1981

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ONE VILLAGE, ONE VILLAGER

1980

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MEGALEXANDROS

1977

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THE HUNTERS

1974/ 75

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THE TRAVELLING PLAYERS

1970

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RECONSTRUCTION

1968

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BROADCAST (short)

1965

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FORMINX, (Story unfinished.)

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