Costa-Gavras made his directoral debut with this fast-moving, convoluted but magnificently
assembled crime thriller. The film reflects the director’s interest for American
film noir and... [More...]
Winner of two oscars in 1969 (for best foreign picture, best editing) and awards at Cannes
(the jury prize and best actor for Trintignant), Z is the film that took
1969 by storm... [More...]
Costa-Gavras followed his hugely successful film Z with L’Aveu, the second
of what was to become a series of critically acclaimed political thrillers... [More...]
In a similar vein to Costa-Gavras’ earlier films, Z
and L’Aveu, État
de siège is a stylishly filmed political thriller making a bold statement about
abuse of power by governments in a politically... [More...]
Clair de femme is not the kind of film you would
associate with director Costa-Gavras. Best known for his high profile political
thrillers, such as Z
(1969) and État
de siege (1973)... [More...]
Amen continues Costa-Gavras’ cycle of provocative
political dramas which began in 1969 with his Oscar-winning film
Z and which continues to arouse controversy... [More...]
Costa-Gavras, renowned for an impressive series of political
thriller-dramas in the ’70s and ’80s, makes a rare excursion into black
comedy with this inspired adaptation of a popular novel by American
writer... [More...]
