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Moviecrazed: THE ENDURING PASSION OF COSTA-GAVRAS Calling "Z" a good thriller is like calling "Easy Rider" a pleasant travelogue According to Costa-Gavras, at any rate. Gavras insists that he does not want to be labeled a director of thrillers or political films. Gavras is the earnest, Greek-born director of "Z," the hit French movie about political corruption in Greece that currently has New Yorkers standing on foot-freezing line at the Beekman Theater. www.moviecrazed.com /guymovies/costa_garvas.htm   (2200 words)

Prisoners Of Conscience : Akbar Ganji A Hero Similar To Yves Montand Portrayal In Costa Gavras' Film « The Confession » Costa Gavras' film is an essential movie to see or rediscover for it remains one of the most powerful films in the political thriller's genre and alas is a reminder of the sad predicament of prisoners of conscience such as Akbar Ganji and all those who are dying in the name of Freedom. What is interesting in Costa Gavras' movie is that it transcends the political regime it denounces by becoming a pamphlet against all totalitarian regimes. Watching Ganji's photos in his cell published on various Iranian websites, I was struck by the similarities of Ganji's situation and that of the hero of Costa Gavras' powerful film The Confession aka L'Aveu starring French actor Yves Montand. www.payvand.com /news/05/aug/1175.html   (976 words)

Costa-Gavras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Constantinos Gavras (born February 12, 1933, Loutra-Iraias, Greece), better known as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French filmmaker best known for films with overt political themes. He has made movies mostly in French but also several in English. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Costa-Gavras   (990 words)

Mad City . The Boston Phoenix . 11-17-97 Costa Gavras's urban thriller, a retread of Billy Wilder's 1951 film noir An Ace in the Hole, stars the ubiquitous John Travolta as Sam Baily, an ex-museum guard gone postal. As Sam locks the exits and takes his boss (Blythe Danner) and a group of school children hostage, he unwittingly traps freelance news anchor Max Brackett (Dustin Hoffman) inside with them. If you don't want to vote on a film yet, and would like to know how others voted, leave the rating selection as "Vote Here" and then click the Cast Vote button. www.filmvault.com /filmvault/boston/m/madcity1.html   (289 words)

Costa, Lorenzo - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Costa, Lorenzo This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. encyclopedia.farlex.com /Costa,+Lorenzo   (163 words)

Dual Lens - Z Gavras was among the filmmakers that politicized cinema in the sixties. Gavras was not a Hollywood director but was part of this movement. Gavras depicted historical events in shades of black and white without complexity. www.duallens.com /index.asp?reviewId=60203   (1167 words)

Z:Murderous intentions Costa Gavras targets not only the generals, the police chiefs and the politicians involved in the conspiracy, but the system on which their power is based. Costa Gavras' film held a very simple message for me: defiance of 'law and order' was something to take pride in, not apologise for. There may be little indication of a revolutionary solution in Costa Gavras' films, but their uncompromising anger and rage at a system that will go to any lengths to defend itself was groundbreaking, and they remain inspiring viewing. pubs.socialistreviewindex.org.uk /sr226/ferguson.htm   (926 words)

Costa-Gavras As a result, young Costa-Gavras was denied entrance to the U.S., where he hoped to study filmmaking. Costa-Gavras gleaned his political activism literally from his father's knee. The senior Gavras was a Greek government functionary who performed heroically in the resistance movement against the occupying Nazi forces in World War II. www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P+15220   (383 words)

Costa-Gavras Cineastas en México; Entrevista a Costa Gavras (1979).... us.imdb.com /Name?Costa-Gavras   (383 words)

French Culture Chez Nous Costa Gravas Reception Jan. 9, 2003 Born in Greece (as Konstantinos Gavras) but a resident and citizen of France, Costa-Gavras is considered one of the most important political filmmakers in the world. On January 9, 2003, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy and Kino International co-hosted a reception for the celebrated Greco-French filmmaker Costa-Gavras, on the occasion of the theatrical release of his new film Amen. He first burst onto the international stage with his second feature, Z, which chronicled the events leading up to the 1966 military coup d¹état in Greece. www.frenchculture.org /people/honorees02/costagravas.html   (252 words)

State Of Siege - Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Costa Gavras - 1973 "Z" was released on DVD last year in a newly restored version with excellent additional materials (modern interviews of Costa Gavras and Jorge Semprun, who wrote the screenplay, as well as interviews with the actors). Notify me of updates to State Of Siege - Yves Montand, Renato Salvatori, Costa Gavras - 1973 In Uruguay in the early 1970s, an official of the US Agency for International Development (a group used as a front for training foreign police in counterinsurgency methods) is kidnapped by a group of urban guerillas. www.learmedia.ca /product_info.php/products_id/879   (729 words)

Special Event: An Evening with Costa Gavras Greek-born, Parisian-based filmmaker Konstantinos Gavras – better known to the world as Costa-Gavras – almost single-handedly created the genre of conscience cinema with his landmark 1968 film, Z. See the latest film from the internationally renowned director of Z, State of Siege and Missing, and hear him discuss the making of this controversial historical thriller – the true World War II story of the SS officer who tried to inform the Vatican about the atrocities in Nazi concentration camps. www.dga.org /thedga/sp-events/events/costagavras2.php3   (205 words)

Blogcritics.org: Some notes on The San Francisco International Film Festival, & The Axe by Costa-Gavras Gavras did put up his own house, about $500,000 as collateral on the film. I tried to initiate a conversation with Gavras that would explain his interest in making films. So I talked with Gavras about how he got into filmmaking. blogcritics.org /archives/2005/04/26/181141.php   (1342 words)

ToxicUniverse.com - Costa-Gavras - 1969 - Z Movies Review Jorge Samprum and Costa Gavras leave an unusual “disclaimer” at the beginning of Z that says, “Any similarity to actual events or persons living or dead is not coincidental. Although the European setting is never specifically identified, the Greek music and the fact that director Costa Gavras immigrated to France from his native Greece, clue us sufficiently that Z takes place in the cradle of democracy. Not that this matters since the volatile democracy that harbors right wing extremists, leading to a political assassination and governmental cover-up can universally apply to many situations. www.culturedose.net /review.php?rid=10000897   (1197 words)

AMCTV.com SHOW - Amen. Costa-Gavras, director of politically charged dramas such as Z (1969) and Missing (1982), presents one of his most controversial works with this historically based account of the Catholic Church's role during the Nazi Holocaust. The story, which Gavras co-wrote, focuses on Kurt Gerstein (Ulrich Tukur), a true-life SS officer who fights to destroy the Zyklon B death gas he once helped create, and a young Jesuit (Mathieu Kassovitz of Amelie) who wants to use Gerstein's experiences to urge Pope Pius XII to condemn Nazi actions. As with many of his previous films, Gavras has a strong opinion, and with this important thriller he presents his view that the Church--and others--did too little to stop the mass killings. www.amctv.com /show/detail?CID=61504-1-1   (143 words)

MAGAZINE NEWS Costa-Gavras VOL 27-6: MAR 2003 The film stars Ulrich Tukur and Matthieu Kassovitz because Costa-Gavras didn't want the usual British or American actors playing good guys, with German actors playing the bad guys. But that decision was only reached after long discussions with producers Claude Beri and Michelle Ray Gavras. Almost reluctantly, he admitted he had to use special effects to attain a particular sequence where a train goes under a bridge, as a car crosses over it — a beautiful shot to watch but incredibly difficult to choreograph — and time consuming! www.dga.org /news/v27_6/news_costagavras.php3   (733 words)

Constantin Costa-Gavras: Definition and links. Constantin Costa-Gavras (often simply Costa-Gavras) (born February 12, 1933) is a film director of international repute. In 2002 he sparked controversy by making the film Amen[?], which alleges that Pope Pius XII was aware of the plight of the Jews in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, several years after the issue was widely considered to be settled in favor of the Pope's innocence. He is best known for making politically left-leaning dramas such as Z. www.encyclopedian.com /co/Constantin-Costa-Gavras.html   (733 words)

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Louisville Scene Movies Features The 70-year-old director (born in Greece as Konstantinos Gavras) is best known for the political thriller and foreign language Oscar winner "Z" (1969) — an exposé of the Greek military junta's ruthless seizure of power in 1966. His films have continuously raised questions of political and human conscience. www.courier-journal.com /scene/movies/features/2003/20030420amen.html   (1033 words)

Film : Amen And the producers and I were talking, and one said, ‘You know, Costa, there’s no way to make films like these any more.’ The system has changed completely. I think perhaps some independent directors could do it, but Hollywood is under the hands of the bankers and the moneymakers. www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/2002/061302/film1.html   (795 words)

tes-review What is valuable in this review is his focus on the director, Costa-Gavras, and his motives for making the film and his thoughts on certain aspects that have received criticism. Sterritt shies away from actually giving his own opinion of the film but rather resorts to giving background information on Gavras and representing his position as a filmmaker. www.lehigh.edu /~ineng/tes/tes-reviews.htm   (1290 words)

bfi Features NFT Interviews: Constantin Costa Gavras And then a couple of months later my wife was on a plane with him [Mitterand] and Mrs Mitterand, and both of them jumped on him saying, you should tell Costa to accept. The State Department made a huge statement saying we made the same investigations as Mr Gavras but we didn't get the same results. It's amazing to have to wait so many years but, of course, one side of Americans didn't like the movie, they said we were communists, all of us. www.bfi.org.uk /features/interviews/costa-gavras.html   (6460 words)

Film Scouts Interviews The cameras rolling, two kids run animatedly from one display to another, amazed by a butterfly, a stuffed bird or a million-year-old bone; they then rush to join the rest of the class under their sleeping bags in the background. With a less competent director, you would not give so many choices, because then your performance would be taken away from you. As the kid struts back, laughing at his own boldness, the director tells the visitor that "none of those kids had any experience before this. www.filmscouts.com /scripts/interview.cfm?File=mad-cit   (3419 words)

ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Costa-Gavras Constantin Costa-Gavras, Constantin (1933-), French film director and screenwriter, internationally renowned for his political thrillers based on historical... Warm seas, small sandy bays, and a temperate climate make the Costa Brava one of Europe’s most... Montand, Yves Ivo Livi (1921-1991), French singer and actor, also known for his political activities. au.encarta.msn.com /Costa-Gavras_Constantin.html   (3419 words)

État de siège (1973) Costa Gavras was able to draw the way Tupamaros acted in Uruguay, and also an important happening of those days, the way the CIA agent Mr. In fact this movement was disarticulated once new police agents infiltrated in the movement, and the main leaders were discovered. www.imdb.com /title/tt0070959   (3419 words)

Costa Find where Costa is credited alongside another name Discuss this person with other users on IMDb message board for Costa You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. us.imdb.com /Name?Costa   (73 words)

Amen (2003): Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Muhe, Costa Gavras Amen (2003): Mathieu Kassovitz, Ulrich Tukur, Ulrich Muhe, Costa Gavras All other content © The Online Film Critics Society (0.27) ofcs.rottentomatoes.com /movie-1119165/reviews.php   (221 words)

Commentary Magazine - The Curious Career of Costa-Gavras ...Costafigures for 1968 are revealing (in Gavras quite agreed, adding that percentages): "to take apart and explain this mechanism in Latin America, Western Europe 47 Latin America 21 Vietnam, or Europe is in effect the Latin America 21 United States 17 same thing... www.commentarymagazine.com /Summaries/V73I4P63-1.htm   (8903 words)

The Jewish Journal Of Greater Los Angeles (The veteran filmmaker, who was born in Greece, is listed as Constantin Gavras on his passport, but his screen credits read Costa-Gavras, without a first name.) www.jewishjournal.com /home/print.php?id=9990   (624 words)

Costa-Gavras Gavras, Konstantinos - Gavras, Konstantinos (Costa-Gavras) film director Birthplace: Loutra-Iraias, Greece Born: 2/13/33... Chile condecora a Costa Gavras y resalta su film "Missing" Cineasta Costa-Gavras se reunirá con juez que investiga e Pinochet www.infoplease.com /ipea/A0762224.html   (230 words)

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