Theo Angelopoulos

The Profile

Greek film director (1935–2012) known for long takes, elegiac pacing and politically inflected, art-house films.

Won the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for 'Eternity and a Day'. Known for long takes and formal rigor.

Reviews discuss Angelopoulos's contribution to the anthology Chacun son cinéma and his signature art-house approach. Texts celebrate cinema, memory and the film-going experience. Coverage frames his work as elegiac, political and formally rigorous. The material is aimed at cinephiles and students of European auteur cinema.