THEO ANGELOPOULOS' 10 FAVOURITE FILMS

One of the very greatest film directors and a cultural giant who towered above shallow times.
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Here are his picks for Sight and Sound’s poll 2002- the most recent film from 1966. His prime acknowledged influences: Welles and Mizoguchi, though comparisons with Antonioni are productive. It is extraordinary how such a sigificant director remains unknown and under-appreciated by many cinephiles. He has yet to conquer the USA.

See also Dimitris’ fine and informative list of his films Theodoros Angelopoulos, an Observer.

2003 article by Acquarello at