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Monday, August 5, 2013

Theo Angelopoulos

Magisterial Greek film director whose work focused on historical and political allegories The Greek film director Theo Angelopoulos, who has died aged 76 in a road accident, was an epic poet of the cinema, creating allegories of 20th-century Greek history and politics. He redefined the slow pan, the long take and tracking shots, of which he was a master. His stately, magisterial style and ...

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