REMEMBERING THEO 
Theo Angelopoulos, arguably the most notable Greek film director, was killed in a road accident on Tuesday, January 24, while filming THE OTHER SEA. He was born on April 27, 1935, and from an early age showed signs of his love for drama and poetry. As a young man, he quit his law studies and enrolled in the famous French film school, IDHEC. His feature debut, RECONSTRUCTION, 1970, marked the onset of modern Greek cinema. Angelopoulos' subsequent work with emphasis on the political and historical message of his films as well as the poetic value of the image, greatly influenced generations of Greek and international filmmakers. Such works as THE TRAVELLING PLAYERS (1975), THE HUNTERS (1977), VOYAGE TO CYTHERA (1984), LANDSCAPE IN THE MIST (1988), ULYSSES' GAZE (1995), THE WEEPING MEDOW (2004) - present the unique view of a man with deep knowledge of a people and their history. Angelopoulos was revered among film critics, especially in Europe and the US. His film MEGALEXANDROS (ALEXANDER THE GREAT) won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in 1980 while ETERNITY AND A DAY was acknowledged with the Palme d' Or at Cannes in 1998. His tragic loss interrupted a long and prolific life of a true artist.
Information on future events and tributes to Theo Angelopoulos in Los Angeles will be available on LAGFF's website, www.lagff.org.
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