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Compartiment tueurs (1965) Costa-Gavras		Z (1969) Costa-Gavras		L'Aveu (1970) Costa-Gavras
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...]

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État de siège (1972) Costa-Gavras		Clair de femme (1979) Costa-Gavras		Missing (1982) Costa-Gavras
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...]		In the 1970s, Greek director Costa-Gavras built on the success of his Oscar-winning film, Z (1969), with a series of widely acclaimed political thrillers...  [More...]

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Music Box (1989) Costa-Gavras		Amen. (2002) Costa-Gavras		Le Couperet (2005) Costa-Gavras
Although less substantial and stylish than Costa-Gavras’ previous political dramas, Music Box manages to be a compelling film, thanks mainly to a star performance from Jessica Lange...  [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...]