
Costa-Gavras
Konstantinos Gavras (born in Loutra Iraias, Greece), better known as (Constantin) Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French filmmaker best known for films with overt political themes, most famously the dark, fast-paced thriller, "Z" (1969). Most of his movies were made in French; starting with "Missing" (1982), several were made in English. He has been awarded with the Best Foreign Film Oscar (1969, Z), Best Screenplay Oscar (1982, Missing), Palme d'Or (Cannes International Film Festival, 1982, Missing), Jury Prize (Cannes International Film Festival, 1975, Section Speciale), Golden Bear (Berlin Film Festival, 1990, Music Box).
FILMOGRAPHY
- 1958, Les Rates
- 1965, Compartiment Tueurs
- 1967, Un home de trop
- 1969, Z
- 1970, L'Aveu
- 1973, Etat de Siege
- 1975, Section spéciale
- 1979, Clair de femme
- 1982, Missing
- 1983, Hanna K
- 1986, Conseil de Famille
- 1988, Betrayed
- 1990, Music Box
- 1991, Contre l'oubli
- 1993, La petite apocalypse
- 1995, Lumière et compagnie
- 1995, À propos de Nice, la suite
- 1997, Mad City
- 2002, Amen.
- 2005, Le Couperet
- 2009, Eden Is West
- 2019, Adults in the Room
- 1965, Compartiment Tueurs