13  Takis Yannopoulos

Takis Yannopoulos has worked with most well-known Greek directors during his forty-five years in the Industry, including Theodoros Angelopoulos. Like many of the individuals in this book Takis exemplifies the total preoccupation with the work, which characterises the dedicated editor.

He was interviewed by my good friend, the distinguished film director, Eleni Alexandrakis.

I was born in Athens in November 1940. My family was very poor – my father had a small shop at the wholesale vegetable market. My mother was not working – she brought up my brother, sister and myself. I finished primary school at a central Athens neighbourhood and secondary school in the suburbs. Afterwards I went to study law at the University of Athens. ...

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