THEO ANGELOPOULOS' 10 FAVOURITE FILMS

One of the great 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 Senses of Cinema

Books:
Andrew Horton (ed): The Last...