Cinematic Language of Theo Angelopoulos

Beginning with his first film Reconstruction, released in 1970, Theo Angelopoulos's notoriously complex cinematic language has long explored Greece's contemporary history and questioned European culture and society. The Cinematic Language of Theo Angelopoulos offers a detailed study and critical discussion of the acclaimed filmmaker's cinematic aesthetics as they developed over his career, exploring different styles through which Greek and European history, identity, and loss have been visually articulated throughout his oeuvre, as well as his impact on both European and global cinema.

About the author

Vrasidas Karalis teaches Modern Greek Studies at the University of Sydney. He is the author of Realism in Greek Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2017), and A History of Greek Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2011).

Summary

The Cinematic Language of Theo Angelopoulos offers a detailed study and critical discussion of the acclaimed filmmaker's cinematic aesthetics as they developed over his career, exploring different styles through which Greek and European history, identity, and loss have been visually articulated throughout his oeuvre.

Product details

• Authors: Vrasidas Karalis, Karalis Vrasidas
• Publisher: BERGHAHN BOOKS, INC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2021
• EAN: 9781800731967
• ISBN: 978-1-80073-196-7
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Greece, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Film history, theory or criticism, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, Cultural and media studies, Film and Television Studies; Cultural Studies (General)