Theo Angelopoulos arrived in Colchester on a sunny day in July 2001 in order to receive his honorary degree from the University of Essex which is well known for the faculties devoted to the arts. I had the honor to get elected by the vice-chancellor of the University as the official interpreter during the graduation ceremony and his stay in England while I was studying for my doctorate. We met at the hotel where he was staying, and we walked together through the beautiful environment of the university campus near the lakes. During the walk he got interested in the subject of my doctoral thesis. He was accompanied by his wife and his younger daughter who was then studying in England and who was very happy for the honour made to her father.