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ShareMumbai: Greek director Theodoros Angelopoulos knows only one form of expression -- cinematic. He can't imagine himself in any other profession. In fact, he believes that cinema defines him because it came to his rescue when he was growing up.
"I grew up in the midst of dictatorship and war. Those years were not easy ones. That's why my films either have historical references or speak about relationships," said the film-maker when asked about growing up at a time when his country was going through political unrest.
Angelopoulos has never made a commercial film, a fact that he is proud of. He doesn't want to tread that path even in future because 'there are too many film-makers making commercial stuff'.
Angelopoulos also doesn't rate Hollywood too high. He said, "Film-makers in Hollywood make films assuming that the world is American and thinks the way they do, which is not the case."
About his own film-making style, he said, "I prefer to leave certain things unsaid for the audience to interpret and understand."
Angelopoulos visited Mumbai sometime back -- his first visit to the city and second to India. He remembers meeting Satyajit Ray.
"I have met him once and he invited me to be a part of the jury of a film festival in India. But I couldn't make it. That was 4-5 years before his death. Now I regret it. We used to exchange letters and I was fortunate to see his wonderful movies," he said.
