Costa-Gavras
One of the most politically minded and passionate filmmakers of the late 20th century, Greek director Costa-Gavras assailed the forces of corruption, exploitation and power gone wrong in such celebrated films as "Z" (1969), "Missing" (1982) and "Music Box" (1989). Gavras' childhood, which saw his father - a hero for the Greek Resistance in World War II - stand accused of Communism by a totalitarian military junta, fueled the intensity of his best work, which took aim at global forces whom he considered conspiring to crush freedom of thought and liberty for the common man. He received Oscars for "Z" and "Missing," but found himself something of an outcast after 1983's "Hanna K." (1983), which was perceived as pro-Palestinian. Though his work was seen mostly in Europe after 1997, his best films preserved his status as a major figure in international cinema, and a staunch supporter of human rights.
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Costa-Gavras
Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Breath |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer, Film Editor |
- | 2024 |
92% |
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Film, the Living Record of Our Memory | Self | $8.7K | 2021 |
50% |
|
Adults in the Room |
Director, Writer, Film Editing |
- | 2019 |
56% |
|
Capital |
Director, Screenwriter |
$95.3K | 2012 |
88% |
|
Eden Is West |
Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
- | 2009 |
100% |
|
Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno | Self | $24.0K | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eden à l'ouest | Director | - | 2008 |
80% |
|
The Ax |
Director, Writer |
- | 2005 |
67% |
|
Amen |
Director, Writer |
$274.3K | 2002 |
33% |
|
Mad City | Director | $10.6M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | À propos de Nice, la suite | Director | - | 1995 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Minor Apocalypse |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Against Oblivion | Director | - | 1992 |
75% |
|
Music Box | Director | $5.1M | 1989 |
36% |
|
Betrayed | Director | $24.6M | 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Business | Director | - | 1986 |
No Score Yet |
|
Hanna K. | Director | - | 1983 |
94% |
|
Missing |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1982 |
No Score Yet |
|
Clair de Femme |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1979 |
No Score Yet |
|
Special Section | Director | - | 1975 |
75% |
|
State of Siege |
Director, Writer |
- | 1972 |
No Score Yet |
|
State of Seige | Director | - | 1972 |
100% |
|
The Confession | Director | - | 1970 |
94% |
|
Z |
Director, Writer |
$83.3K | 1969 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Un homme de trop |
Director, Screenwriter |
- | 1967 |
No Score Yet |
|
The Sleeping Car Murders | Director | - | 1965 |