Filmmaker
The Resume
(April 27, 1935- )
Born in Athens, Greece
Directed 'Reconstruction' (1970), 'Days of '36' (1972), 'The Traveling Players' (1975), 'The Hunters' (1977), 'Megalexandros' (1980), 'Voyage to Cythera' (1984), 'Landscape in the Mist' (1988), 'The Suspended Step of the Stork' (1991), 'Ulysses' Gaze' (1995), 'Eternity and a Day' (1998), 'The Weeping Meadow' (2004), and 'The Dust of Time' (2008)
Why he might be annoying
He was expelled from film school.
He showed himself to be a sore loser at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival when 'Ulysses' Gaze' won second prize.
For a while, he was opposed to his films being made available on DVD, claiming the only way to see them was on the big screen.
Some feel that his renown has prevented other Greek filmmakers from getting exposure.
Why he might not be annoying
Many critics and scholars revere him as one of the great filmmakers.
His films feature long takes with meticulously choreographed scenes.
Greek history and Greek mythology feature prominently in his work.
He has worked with Harvey Keitel and Willem Dafoe.
'Eternity and a Day' unanimously won the Palme d'or at Cannes in 1998.
Credit: The Unthinkable
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For 2009, as of last week, Out of 20 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
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