Eleni Karaindrou
- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Eleni Karaindrou was born in the mountain village of Teichio in central
Greece and grew up in Athens, where she studied piano and theory at the
Hellenikon Odion. From 1969-74 she studied ethnomusicology in Paris
and, on returning to Greece, founded the Laboratory for Traditional
Instruments at the ORA Cultural Centre. She has since been an active
campaigner on behalf of Greece's musical resources. Karaindrou has a
long history of writing for film and theatre; to date, some 18 feature
films, 13 plays and 10 television series have featured her music.
Although most of her work has been with Greek directors, she has also
collaborated with Chris Marker,
Jules Dassin and
Margarethe von Trotta. Eleni
Karaindrou has been associated with
Theodoros Angelopoulos since 1982.
