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Greek film director, screenwriter and film producer
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Thodoros Angelopoulos (* April 27, 1935 in Athens; † January 24, 2012 in Piraeus) was a greek film director, screenwriter and film producer. He was 76 years old. He was married to Foivi Oikonomopoulou. His education included University of Paris, Institut des hautes études cinématographiques and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received 9 awards, including Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Sutherland Trophy. His cause of death was struck by vehicle. He was buried at First Cemetery of Athens.
Life Events
13 EventsBorn in Athens, Greece
1935Sutherland Trophy
1975The Travelling Players
Married Foivi Oikonomopoulou
1980until 2012
Best Screenplay Award
1984Voyage to Cythera
European Film Award for Best Film
1989Landscape in the Mist
European Film Academy Critics Award
1995Ulysses' Gaze
Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix
1995Ulysses' Gaze
Palme d'Or
1998Eternity and a Day
Arts and Culture Prize of German Catholics
2001European Film Academy Critics Award
2004Trilogy: The Weeping Meadow
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
2004Gold Medal of the Círculo de Bellas Artes
2008Died in Piraeus, Greece (struck by vehicle)
2012Obituary
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Theo Angelopoulos (née Theodoros Angelopoulos). Forever remembered.