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DOCUMENTARIES Theo'nun Bakışı / Theo's Gaze 2003, 59 minutes, digital, color; Saturday, October 9, 2:00 PM Directed by Necati Sönmez
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As the first film ever made by a Turkish citizen about a Greek artist,
Theo'nun Bakışı (Theo's Gaze), is an attempt to compose a preface to the
complete works of Greek filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos, while building a
bridge of cinematic friendship between two countries which have so often
been in conflict. The film portrays Angelopoulos as a contemporary Homer
who has told about the Agamemnons, Oresteses, and Ulysseses of our time
with each of his films and who constantly reminds us that history is not
dead, only taking a nap. Taking enthusiasts on eleven "short"
trips through the "long" films of Angelopoulos, whose camera
not only roams the frontiers of countries, but of cultures, history, mythology
and poetry, the documentary also tries to catch the divine outlook of
the artist's camera. It lends an ear along the way to extras, crew members,
actors and people from Angelopoulos's close circle, like Petros Markaris,
Tonino Guerra, Giorgos Arvanitis, and finally, the man himself. Visits
to the set of his latest and greatest project (the new trilogy which begins
with The Weeping Meadow) take the spectator on a new voyage that oscillates
between cinematic and historic reality. 2004 Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (Greece)
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