List of Figures p. vii
Acknowledgements p. viii
Note on the Text p. ix
Foreword Alexander Kluge p. x
Introduction - Angelopoulos and the Lingua Franca of Modernism Angelos Koulsourakis and Mark Steven p. 1
Part I Authorship
1 Theo Angelopoulos as Film Critic Maria Chalkou p. 23
2 Two Short Essays on Angelopoulos'' Early Films Nagisa Oshima p. 39
3 Generative Apogee and Elegiac Expansion: European Film Modernism from Antonioni to Angelopoulos Hamish Ford p. 45
4 The Gestus of Showing: Brecht, Tableaux and Early Cinema in Angelopoulos'' Political Period (1970-80) Angelas Koutsourakis p. 64
5 Angelopoulos'' Gaze: Modernism, History, Cinematic Ethics Robert Sinnerbrink p. 80
Part II Politics
6 Angelopoulos and Collective Narrative Fredric Jameson p. 99
7 Theo Angelopoulos'' Early Films and the Demystification of Power Vrasidas Karalis p. 114
8 Megalexandros: Authoritarianism and National Identity Dan Georgakas p. 129
9 Tracks in the Eurozone: Late Style Meets Late Capitalism Mark Steven p. 141
Part III Poetics
10 Cinematography of the Group: Angelopoulos and the Collective Subject of Cinema Julian Murphet p. 159
11 The Narrative Imperative in the Films of Theo Angelopoulos Caroline Eades p. 175
12 Syncope and Fractal Liminality: Theo Angelopoulos'' Voyage to Cythera and the Question ot Borders Dany Nobus and Nektaria Poult p. 191
13 Landscape in the Mist: Thinking Beyond the Perimeter Fence Stephanie Hemelryk Donald p. 206
14 An ''Untimely'' History Sylvie Rollet p. 219
Part IV Time
15 Angelopoulos and the Time-image Richard Rushton p. 235
16 Memory Under Siege: Archive Fever in Theo Angelopoulos'' Ulysses'' Gaze Smaro Kamhoureli p. 249
17 ''Nothing Ever Ends'': Angelopoulos and the Image of Duration Asbjørn Grenstad p. 264
Afterword - Theo Angelopoulos'' Unfinished Odyssey: The Other Sea Andrew Morton p. 275
Theo Angelopoulos'' Filmography p. 292
Notes on Contributors p. 301
Bibliography p. 304
Index p. 317