Films of Theo Angelopoulos

Theo Angelopoulos was born in 1936 into a merchant family in Athens. He studied law at the University of Athens and then went to France, where he entered film school in Paris in the early 1960s. After completing his film studies in 1964, he returned to his hometown and worked as a film critic for the leftist magazine 'Democratic Change' until 1967. Angelopoulos first turned to filmmaking in 1965, but the film he started titled 'The Story of Forminx' was never completed. Nevertheless, he did not lose his passion for filmmaking and began creating films from 1968 onwards, which generally met with success at film festivals. Angelopoulos's position, especially from the 1970s onwards, has been established as one of the most influential European filmmakers. He is considered the most famous Greek filmmaker and generally writes the scripts for his films himself. A characteristic of his films is that they often have a broad horizon and follow an epic pattern, but he deliberately does not consider a specific theme for his films. As mentioned, he has received numerous awards for his works. The film 'The Traveling Players' (1975) was recognized as the best film of the year by the British Film Institute. 'Alexander the Great' (1980) won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, and 'Landscape in the Mist' (1988) shared the Silver Lion award at the Venice Festival.