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The director's private material, Golden Palm at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "Eternity and One Day", was destroyed in the deadly fire that devastated the city of Mati, on the east coast of New York. Athens, reported his Vowow, Phivi
Born in Athens on April 27, 1935, Theo Angelópoulos shot his first feature film in 1970, "The Reconstruction", based on a true story: the history of a murderer who killed his wife and his lover, was awarded to the festivals of Thessaloniki and Hyeres AFP
The second home and the private archives of the "pope" of Greek cinema [19659006TheoAngelopoulos died in 2012, was destroyed in the deadly fire that devastated the city of Mati on the east coast of Athens, reported his widow, Phivi. (We recommend you read: Greek Government announces possible criminal acts in the fire.)
The Filmmaker, Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival for "Eternity and a Day ", particularly appreciated of this city where he often spent summers with his wife and three daughters
" The books of my husband, his correspondence with the personalities, all the books whose authors l '; had autographed ", as well as" texts and poems "were destroyed, he declared with tears in his eyes Phivi Angelopoulos in front of the cameras of the TV channel Star.
He also stated that they were "private" archives of the director, who also had an office in the center of Athens
Phivi Angelopoulos said that she had was dragged into the panic movement of the inhabitants towards the sea while she was at Mati with one of her daughters and a ni eta At least 80 deaths occurred because of the l '. fire, the most deadly recorded in the country, where summer forest incidents are common. (You can see: The devastating images left by fire in Greece.)
Born in Athens on April 27, 1935, Theo Angelópoulos shot his first feature film in 1970 "The Reconstruction" based on a Real Event: The story of a murderer who killed his wife and lover, who was awarded at the festivals of Salonica and Hyeres. They followed the movies "Days of '36" (1972), "The Traveling Players" (1975), and "The Hunters" (1977).
In these three films that form a trilogy, Angelópoulos recounted the contemporary history of Greece from the eve of the imposition of the fascist dictatorship of Metaxás, in 1936, up to In the early years after the fall of the dictatorship of the colonels.
After Angelópoulos did a dozen other films, all applauded by specialized critics and with international participation, among them "Alexander the Great" (1980), "Journey to Kythera" (1984), "L & Beekeeper "(1986)," Landscape in the Mist "(1988), Suspended Step of the Stork" (1991), "Ulysses" Gaze "(1995) or" Eternity and a Day "(1998)
The filmmaker came to a tragic end in January 2012 with 76 years old, crushed by a biker while filming near Athens his last unfinished work, "L & # 39; "Another Sea", dedicated to the crisis and bankruptcy of his country, which was to complete a trilogy on the history of Greece, with "Eleni" and "The Dust of Time".
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