Two Short Essays on Angelopoulos’ Early Films

This chapter presents two essays whose author offers a unique perspective on Theo Angelopoulos, approaching his work from the standpoint of a contemporary auteur and directorial colleague. The first essay reflects upon several meetings with Angelopoulos while the second provides a filmmaker's appraisal of Angelopoulos' technical accomplishments. The author tentatively attributes his friendship with Angelopoulos ‘to the similarity in approach we feel our films take, but it is also thanks to Theo's love for talking. Or, we could even say love for giving speeches’. He also comments on two of Angelopoulos' films, The Hunters and The Travelling Players, arguing that the latter showcases the director's filmmaking and camerawork. He describes Angelopoulos' camerawork as one of lingering affection and the camerawork of hope.