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Costa-Gavras: Encounters with History explores the life and work of the director intertwined with historical and socio-political events, from the early stages of his career: emigrating to France from Greece in 1955 and first studying at the Sorbonne, then focusing on filmmaking at IDHEC, now La Fémis. He became an internationally respected director, first with his Oscar-award winning film Z (1969) and continued with a vast array of films, including his most recent work, Adults in the Room (2019). His films portray the complexities of human nature, relationships challenged by historical and contemporary socio-political issues. In this overview of the director's films, the authors shed light on his encounters with history from his youth in war-torn Greece to his later films on immigration, unemployment, global capitalistic greed, and the abuse of political and economic power in Europe.
Costa-Gavras' films have spanned several decades and several continents, to combat unethical laws and injustice, oppression, legal/illegal violence, and torture. Throughout his evolution in the world of cinema for over half a century as director, writer, and producer, Costa-Gavras has told human-interest stories that entertain and inspire, and that help us better understand ourselves and a fragile, fragmented world.
Contents
List of Figures
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: A Fresh Political Genre on the Scene
1. Z (1969): A Greek Tragedy
2. The Confession (L'Aveu, 1970): In the Shadow of Kafka
Part Two: Latin America: Costa-Gavras—"I am Not Anti-American"
3. State of Siege (Etat de siège, 1973): The Long Arm of the US
4. Missing (1982): An American "Disappeared"
Part Three: Terrorism: The Worst is Yet to Come
5. Betrayed (La Main droite du diable, 1989): Homegrown Terrorism:
6. Hanna K. (1983): Terrorism and the Victims of the Victims
Part Four: World War II: Apocalypse Then
7. Shock Troops (Un Homme de trop, 1967): Resistance Dilemma
8. Special Section (Section spéciale, 1976): Vichy and the French Government Puppets
9. Music Box (1990): A Matter of Conscience
10. Amen. (2002): From Euthanasia to the Final Solution
Part Five: Social Issues: A Finger on the Pulse of Society
11. The Ax (Le Couperet, 2005): A Process of Elimination
12. Eden is West (Eden est à l'ouest, 2009): A Picaresque Odyssey
13. Capital (Le Capital, 2012): A Modern Robin Hood
14. Adults in the Room (2019): Greek Debt and a David vs. Goliath Batttle
Epilogue
Notes
Authors
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
