Wednesday 25 January 2012

Theo Angelopoulos (1935-2012)

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


FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2009 file photo, Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos looks on during a news conference for the movie ""I Skoni Tou Chronou - The Dust Of Time" at the Berlinale film festival in Berlin, Germany. Police and hospital officials in Athens said Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 that Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos was killed in road accident. Angelopoulos won numerous awards for his movies, most at European film festivals, during his career that spanned more than 40 years. (AP Photo/Hermann J. Knippertz, File)
January 24, 2012