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Theodoros Angelopoulos

BornApril 27, 1935
Athens Flag of Greece Greece
OccupationFilm director and screenwriter
Years active1965 - present
Spouse(s)Phobe Economopoulou (1980-present)

Theodoros Angelopoulos (Θόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος in Greek) (born April 27, 1935) is a noted Greek film director. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made The year 1965 in film involved some significant events Events Top grossing films (U Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

Angelopoulos studied law in Athens, but after his military service went to Paris to attend the Sorbonne. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city The historic University of Paris (Université de Paris first appeared in the second half of the 13th century He soon dropped out to study film at the IDHEC (Institute of Advanced Cinematographic Studies) before returning to Greece. L'Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (the "Institute for the Advanced Cinematographic Studies" is a French film school founded during World War II There, he worked as a journalist and film critic. Film review redirects here for the similar sounding Film revue please visit Revue#Film revues.

Angelopoulos began making films after the 1967 coup that began the Greek military dictatorship known as the Regime of the Colonels. A military dictatorship is a Form of government wherein the political power resides with the Military; it is similar but not identical to a Stratocracy, Regime of the Colonels redirects here For the Polish regime of colonels see Colonels' group. He made his first short film in 1968 and in the 1970s began making a series of political feature films about modern Greece: Days of '36 (Meres Tou 36, 1972), The Travelling Players (O Thiassos, 1975) and The Hunters (I Kynighoi, 1977). In the Film industry, a feature film is a Film made for initial distribution in theaters and being the "main attraction" of the screening The Travelling Players ( Greek: Ο Θίασος O Thiassos) is a 1975 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. He quickly established a characteristic style, marked by slow, episodic and ambiguous narrative structures and long takes (The Travelling Players, for example, consists of only 80 shots in about four hours of film). A narrative or story is a construct created in a suitable format (written spoken poetry prose images song Theater, or Dance) that describes a sequence of A long take is an uninterrupted shot in a film which lasts much longer than the conventional editing pace either of the film itself or of films in general usually lasting several These takes often include meticulously choreographed and complicated scenes involving many actors.

His regular collaborators include the cinematographer Giorgos Arvanitis, and the composer Eleni Karaindrou. Giorgos (or Yorgos Arvanitis (born February 22 1941) is a Greek Cinematographer. Eleni Karaindrou (Ελένη Καραΐνδρου is a Greek Composer, born in Teichio.

The film critic David Thomson counted Angelopoulos as one of the world's greatest living directors in his book The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. David Thomson (b 1941 London UK) is a noted Film critic in the United States and the author of more than 20 books including The New The New Biographical Dictionary of Film (titled A Biographical Dictionary of Film in early editions is a Non-fiction Reference book [1]

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  1. ^ Thomson, David (2002). The Travelling Players ( Greek: Ο Θίασος O Thiassos) is a 1975 Greek film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. Voyage to Cythera ( Greek: Ταξίδι στα Κύθηρα Taxidi stin Kythera) is a 1984 Greek film directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos Landscape in the Mist ( Greek: Τοπίο στην ομίχλη, English transliteration: Topio stin omichli) is a 1988 Ulysses' Gaze ( To Vlemma tou Odyssea) ( 1995) is a Film directed by Theo Angelopoulos. Eternity and a Day ( Greek: Μια αιωνιότητα και μια μέρα, Mia aioniotita kai mia mera) is a To Each His Own Cinema ( Chacun son cinéma) is a 2007 French Anthology film commissioned for the 60th anniversary of the David Thomson (b 1941 London UK) is a noted Film critic in the United States and the author of more than 20 books including The New The New Biographical Dictionary of Film. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film (titled A Biographical Dictionary of Film in early editions is a Non-fiction Reference book Alfred A. Knopf, 21-22. Alfred A Knopf Inc is a New York publishing house founded by Alfred A ISBN 0-375-41128-3.  

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NAMEAngelopoulos, Theodoros
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTIONFilm director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTHApril 27, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTHAthens Flag of Greece Greece
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
Blogcritics is a popular online magazine of news and opinion The site — a self-proclaimed "sinister cabal of superior writers" — was founded in 2002 by Eric A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
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