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Storyline
A pulse-pounding political thriller, Greek expatriate director Costa-Gavras's Z was one of the cinematic sensations of the late sixties, and remains among the most vital dispatches from that hallowed era of filmmaking. This Academy Award winner—loosely based on the 1963 assassination of Greek left-wing activist Gregoris Lambrakis—stars Yves Montand as a prominent politician and doctor whose public murder amid a violent demonstration is covered up by military and government officials; Jean-Louis Trintignant is the tenacious magistrate who's determined not to let them get away with it. Featuring kinetic, rhythmic editing, Raoul Coutard's expressive vérité photography, and Mikis Theodorakis's unforgettable, propulsive score, Z is a technically audacious and emotionally gripping masterpiece. |
The Director
Constantin Costa-Gavras
Costa-Gavras, (short for Constantinos Gavras) born 12 February 1933 is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France, best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller, Z (1969). Most of his movies were made in French; starting with Missing (1982), several were made in English.
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User Reviews
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Tofifest: Day I-II
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This is a short report from my home town: Torun, Poland, the host of Tofifest International Film Festival which started on June 26th and will last till July 2nd.
I was present on the opening gala as a representative of Filmaster, the official media patron of the festival. The opening was anything but conventional. In accordance with the festival leading slogan "Because everyone has a rebel inside", the energy company rebelled and cut off the festival venue, leaving everyone in darkness for some 15 minutes. This was only a minor inconvenience though and the gala continued with Julia Jentsch (known for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days) receiving an award for the most promising European young actress. The award was delivered by the mayor of Torun, accompanied by the city's parkour group with flowers. The audience had also a unique opportunity to watch the craziest city video commercial featuring aliens. The climax of the gala had a punk feeling. No one read their speeches from a piece of paper, there were jokes and many slips of the tongue, but who cares, as long as it's fun?
The opening gala: Julia Jentsch receives her Golden Angel
Patrice Chéreau's Persécution was selected as the opening movie. I could not really call myself a fa...
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reviewed by michuk (Filmaster.com) on the 29th of June 2010
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A communist manifesto with a pinch of salt. If I was to rate only the beginning and ending it would get a 10/10 from me. The actual film is however a bit too long and non-engaging so I could not fully appreciate this spaghetti-political-thriller. Not as funny as "Compartiment tueurs" and the political part lost its context after 40 years. Still, a genuine masterpiece of cinematography with music that must have inspired Tarantino and the likes.