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Theo Angelopoulos Biography (1936-)
Born April 27, 1936 (some sources say April 17, 1935, or 1939), in Athens, Greece; son of Spyridon and Katerina (Krassaki) Angelopoulos; married Phoebe Economopoulou, 1980; children: three daughters. Politics: Leftist. Career: Director, producer, writer, and actor. Demokratiki Allaghi(newspaper), Greece, journalist and critic, 1965. Awards, Honors: Best Foreign Film Award, Hyeres Film Festival, George Sadoul Award, and five awards, Thessaloniki Film Festival, all 1970, for Reconstruction; award fromthe International Federation of the Cinematographic Press, 1973, for Daysof 36; Critics Prize, Cannes International Film Festival, 1975, for The Travelling Players; Golden Hugo Award, Chicago Film Festival, 1978, for The Huntsmen; three awards, Venice Film Festival, 1980, for Alexander the Great; awards for best screenplay (with T. Valtinos and Tonino Guerra), Cannes International Film Festival and International Federation of the Cinematographic Press, both 1984, for Journey to Cythera; Silver Lion Award and OCIC Award, Venice Film Festival, 1988, European Felix Award forbest picture, 1989, and two awards, Chicago Film Festival, all for Landscape in the Mist; Grand Jury Prize, Cannes International Film Festival, 1995, for Ulysses' Gaze; Golden Palm Award, Cannes International Film Festival, 1998, for Mia eoniotita ke mia mera; other honors include awards from the British Film Institute and the Figueira da Foz Film Festival; named a chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, France; retrospective of work held atthe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City. Addresses: Office: 18 Solomon St., 106 82 Athens, Greece.
- Nationality
- Greek
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Director, producer, writer, actor
- Birth Details
- April 27, 1936
- Athens, Greece
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Work
- Director, Formix Story, 1965
- Director, The Transmission (short film; also known as Broadcast and Ekpombi), 1968
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) Director, Reconstruction (also known as Anaparastassis and Resurrection of a Crime), Saminitis, 1970
- Director, Days of 36 (also known as Meres tou 36), Finos Film, 1972
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) Director, The Travelling Players (alsoknown as The Traveling Players and O thiassos), Kino International, 1975
- Director, The Huntsmen (also known as The Hunters and IKynighi), [Greece], 1977
- Director, Alexander the Great (also known as Alessandro il Grande,
Megaleksandros, and O Megalexandros), [Greece and Italy], 1980
- Director, Athens (short film), 1983
- Producer and director, Journey to Cythera, (also known as Voyage to Cythera,
Voyage to Kythera, and Taxidi sta Kithira), Greek Film Centre, 1984
- Producer and director, The Beekeeper (also known as O melissokomos), Greek Film Centre, 1986
- Producer and director, Landscape in the Mist (also known as Paesaggio nella nebbia,
Paysage dans le brouillard, and Topio stinomichli), Angelopoulos/Paradis Films, 1988
- Producer and director, The Suspended Step of the Stork (also knownas Le pas suspendu de la cigogne and To meteoro vima tou pelargou), Angelopoulos/Bruno Pesery, 1991
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) Producer and director, Ulysses' Gaze (also known as The Gaze of Odysseus,
The Look of Ulysses,
Leregard d'Ulysse,
Lo sguardo di Ulisse, and To vlemma tou Odyssea), Atalanta Films, 1995
- Featured director, Lumiere and Company (documentary; also known asLumiere et compagnie and Lumiere y compania), Pierre Grise Distribution, 1995
- Executive producer, Port Djema, Orly Films, 1997
- Producer and director, Mia eoniotita ke mia mera (also known as Eternity and a Day,
Eternite du jour, and L'Eternita e un giorno), Angelopoulos/Paradis Films, 1998
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Film Appearances
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) Member of a film crew, Reconstruction(also known as Anaparastassis and Resurrection of a Crime), Saminitis, 1970
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The Beekeeper (also known as O melissokomos), Greek Film Centre, 1986
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Enas melissokomos petheni-O alles mythos (also known as L'Apiculteur and Il volo), 1986
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Television Appearances
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Miniseries
- Himself, L'Heritage de la chouette (also known as The Owl's Legacy), [France], 1989
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Days of 36 (also known as Meres tou 36), Finos Film, 1972
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) The Travelling Players (also known The Traveling Players and O thiassos), Kino International, 1975
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Alexander the Great (also known as Alessandro il Grande,
Megaleksandros, and O Megalexandros), [Greece and Italy], 1980
- (With Tonino Guerra and T. Valtinos) Journey to Cythera, (also known as Voyage to Cythera,
Voyage to Kythera, and Taxidi sta Kithira) Greek Film Centre, 1984
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The Beekeeper (also known as O Melissokomos), Greek Film Centre, 1986
- (With Tonino Guerra and T. Valtinos) Landscape in the Mist (also known as Paesaggio nella nebbia,
Paysage dans le brouillard, andTopio stin omichli), Angelopoulos/Paradis Films, 1988
- (With Tonino Guerra, T. Valtinos, and Petros Markaris) The Suspended Step of the Stork (also known as Le pas suspendu de la cigogne andTo meteoro vima tou pelargou), Angelopoulos/Bruno Pesery, 1991
- (As Theodoros Angelopoulos) Ulysses' Gaze (also known as The Gaze of Odysseus,
The Look of Ulysses,
Le regard d'Ulysse,
Lo sguardo di Ulisse, and To vlemma tou Odyssea), Atalanta Films,1995
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Mia eoniotita ke mia mera (also known as Eternity and a Day,
Eternite du jour, and L'Eternita e un giorno), Angelopoulos/Paradis Films, 1998
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals:
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Film Comment, November 1990, pp. 32-43.*
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