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Z is a 1969 political thriller film directed by Costa-Gavras, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jorge Semprún, adapted from the 1967 novel of the same name by Vassilis Vassilikos. The film presents a thinly fictionalized account of the events surrounding the assassination of the democratic Greek politician Grigoris Lambrakis in 1963.
Costa-Gavras’s 1969 political assassination thriller Z appeared at the end of a decade of burgeoning cultural change and rampant paranoia. In the United States, this Algerian-French coproduction sparked a sensation, not just relaying the European p…
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Z est un film franco-algérien coécrit et réalisé par Costa-Gavras, sorti en 1969. C'est l' adaptation cinématographique du roman du même nom de Vassílis Vassilikós , écrit à la suite de l'assassinat du député grec Grigóris Lambrákis à Thessalonique en mai 1963 , avec comme juge d'instruction dans cette affaire Chrístos ...
Oct 25, 2009 · Learn how Costa-Gavras's 1969 film Z, based on a novel about the assassination of a Greek social democrat, became a global sensation and a symbol of resistance against dictatorship. Explore the film's style, themes, and legacy in this essay by Armond White.
These would seem to be completely political events, but the young director Costa-Gravas has told them in a style that is almost unbearably exciting. "Z" is at the same time a political cry of rage and a brilliant suspense thriller.
Jan 18, 2021 · Watch Z, a classic political thriller by Costa-Gavras, about the murder of a leftist activist in Greece. The film exposes the repression and corruption of the ruling party and the struggle for democracy and justice.
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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.
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