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Theo Angelopoulos

Name in Native Language: "Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος" (Greek/EL)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor / Journalist | * 04/27/1935 († 76, 01/24/2012) | Athens (Greece)
Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος, pronounced [ˌændʒəˈlɒpəlɒs]; 27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer. He dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, and 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' films, described by Martin Scorsese as that of "a masterful filmmaker", are characterized by the slightest movement, slightest change in distance, long takes, and complex, carefully composed scenes. His cinematic method is often described as "sweeping" and "hypnotic." Angelopoulos has said that in his shots, "time becomes space and space becomes time.” The pauses between action or music are important to creating the total effect. In 1998 his film Eternity and a Day went on to win the Palme d'Or at the 51st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and his films have been shown at many of the world's esteemed film festivals. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | History

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Awards & Nominations for Theo Angelopoulos

Grand Officer of The Order of Merit of The Italian Republic Sutherland Trophy Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay Palme d'Or Arts and Culture Prize of German Catholics Gold Medal of The Círculo De Bellas Artes European Film Award for Best Film 2x European Film Academy Critics Award Grand Prix (Cannes Film Festival) Golden Lion Silver Lion Goya Award for Best European Film 2x European Film Award for Best Film 2x European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Screenwriter European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director
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Movies with Theo Angelopoulos as Actor(19)

as himself2012 A Special Day
as himself2011 Kurosawa's Way
as himself2004 Ένας Άνθρωπος Παντός Καιρού
as as Self2000 Close to Kiarostami
1996 Προς την ελευθερία
as himself1975 The Other Scene
1974 Kierion
as Journalist (uncredited)1970 Reconstruction

Movies with Theo Angelopoulos as Crew(47)

Directing/Director2023 Alexander the Great
Production/Producer2023 Alexander the Great
Writing/Writer2023 Alexander the Great
Directing/Director2012 Invisible World
Directing/Director2008 The Dust of Time
Writing/Writer2008 The Dust of Time
Directing/Director2007 To Each His Own Cinema
Directing/Director2004 The Weeping Meadow
Production/Producer2004 The Weeping Meadow
Writing/Writer2004 The Weeping Meadow
Directing/Director1998 Eternity and a Day
Production/Producer1998 Eternity and a Day
Writing/Screenplay1998 Eternity and a Day
Writing/Idea1998 Eternity and a Day
Directing/Director1995 Lumière and Company
Directing/Director1995 Ulysses' Gaze
Production/Producer1995 Ulysses' Gaze
Writing/Screenplay1995 Ulysses' Gaze
Directing/Director1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork
Production/Producer1991 The Suspended Step of the Stork
Directing/Director1988 Landscape in the Mist
Production/Producer1988 Landscape in the Mist
Writing/Story1988 Landscape in the Mist
Directing/Director1987 The Beekeeper
Production/Producer1987 The Beekeeper
Writing/Screenplay1987 The Beekeeper
Directing/Director1984 Voyage to Cythera
Production/Producer1984 Voyage to Cythera
Writing/Writer1984 Voyage to Cythera
Directing/Director1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis
Production/Producer1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis
Writing/Screenplay1983 Athens, Return to the Acropolis
Directing/Director1981 One Village, One Villager...
Directing/Director1977 The Hunters
Writing/Screenplay1977 The Hunters
Writing/Idea1977 The Hunters
Directing/Director1975 The Travelling Players
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Travelling Players
Production/Assistant Production Coordinator1974 Kierion
Directing/Director1972 Days of '36
Writing/Writer1972 Days of '36
Directing/Director1970 Reconstruction
Writing/Screenplay1970 Reconstruction
Directing/Director1968 Broadcast
Production/Producer1968 Broadcast
Writing/Writer1968 Broadcast

Additional Information

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Citizenship: Greece
Born: Saturday, 04/27 1935 (April) in Athens (Greece)
Died: Tuesday, 01/24 2012 (January) in Piraeus (aged: 76)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: Italian (IT), Greek
Educated at: Faculty of Arts of Paris, Institut des hautes études cinématographiques, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, La Fémis
Other names for Theo Angelopoulos (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος"
"Théo Angelopoulos"
"Theodoros Angelopoulos"
"テオ・アンゲロプロス"
"テオドロス・アンゲロプロス"
"테오도로스 앙겔로풀로스"
"테오 앙겔로풀로스"
Theo Angelopoulos frequently works together with these people:
Giorgos Arvanitis (17x, Crew)
Eleni Karaindrou (11x, Crew)
Mikes Karapiperis (10x, Crew)
Tonino Guerra (9x, Crew)
Petros Markaris (9x, Crew)
Mihalis Giannatos (8x, Actor)
Eva Kotamanidou (7x, Actress)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:304485, Added: 08/11/2018, Last updated: 03/14/2024