Most movies operate under the the implied understanding that the camera represents “us,” the viewer.
Theo Angelopoulos’s compositions modulate from lyrical to brutal.
Pensive, tender, unforgettable.
Cold, humorless, and ostentatious, Theo Angelopoulos’s films have wrecked havoc on European art cinema for years.
Not surprisingly, the film’s most effective scene is also its least pretentious.