Theodoros Angelopoulos

Theodoros Angelopoulos: The Beekeeper

MikeDawson — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:04:30 -0700

Theo Angelopoulos is a director best known for his sweeping histories; his reputation is for the most part built upon the epic tragedies like The Traveling Players (1975) or Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow (2004) which weave their way through vast expanses of time and space to complete their often tragic narratives. Combining morality plays with political theatre, this directors responses to his nations turbulent political past are Brechtian in technique but overwhelmingly visual in execution.

Theodoros Angelopoulos: The Beekeeper - Podcast

Left_Field_Cinema — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 23:31:48 -0700

In 1986 Angelopoulos moved away from the cinematic symphonies he is well known for and attempted a chamber piece. The resulting film was one of his most flawed if intriguing productions - The Beekeeper (O melissokomos).

Presented by Mike Dawson. Written by Mike Dawson and Stephen Souter.

Theodoros Angelopoulos: The Travelling Players

Left_Field_Cinema — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:49:18 -0700

Is there any other great director that is less seen than Theo Angelopoulos? He is another of World Cinema’s great unsung masters, although often noted by his peers and those of us lucky enough to see his work out side of his native Greece, his films for the most part are neglected by international distributors in favour of the older greats like Fredrico Fellini, Andrei Tarkovsky or Ingmar Bergman.

Theodoros Angelopoulos: The Travelling Players - Podcast

Left_Field_Cinema — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:45:01 -0700

The last of my five favourite directors, starting this series with his four hour in length 1975 Brechtian masterpiece The Travelling Players.