Theo Angelopoulos (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Theo Angelopoulos

Looking for reviews of films directed by Theo Angelopoulos? Cinafilm has a total of 152 reviews across 5 movies directed by Theo Angelopoulos.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 72%.

Eternity and a Day is Theo Angelopoulos's highest rated movie, with a score of 83% based on 69 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Theo Angelopoulos is The Dust of Time, with a score of 58% based on 14 reviews.

Director Biography

Theodoros "Theo" Angelopoulos (Greek: Θεόδωρος Αγγελόπουλος) (27 April 1935 – 24 January 2012) was a Greek filmmaker, screenwriter and film producer.

An acclaimed and multi-awarded film director who dominated the Greek art film industry from 1975 on, 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' work, described by Martin Scorsese as that of "a masterful filmmaker", is characterized by slightest movement, slightest change in distance, long takes, and complex yet carefully composed scenes; his cinematic method, as a result, is often described as "sweeping" and "hypnotic."

In 1998 his film Eternity and a Day went on to win the prestigious Palme d'Or at the 51st edition of the Cannes Film Festival, and his films have been shown at many of the world's most esteemed film festivals. In 2000 he was the President of the Jury at the 22nd Moscow International Film Festival. The life of Theo Angelopoulos, his work, and his passion were the subject of a documentary directed in 2008 by Elodie Lelu.

Theo Angelopoulos has directed films starring Bruno Ganz, Nikos Kouros, Mihalis Giannatos and Toula Stathopoulou.

Theo Angelopoulos has collaborated with these film directors: Abbas Kiarostami, Spike Lee, David Lynch and Cédric Klapisch.