Z
Constantin Costa-Gavras / FR, DZ, 1969 / 127 min.
A socialist foreman (Yves Montand) is run over by a truck. The examining magistrate (Jean-Louis Trintignant) suspects a right-wing plot. Costa-Gavras’ political thriller about the run-up to the Greek junta won the Oscar for Best Foreign Film. In memory of Jean-Louis Trintignant.
Immediately after the student uprisings in Paris, the socio-politically committed Costa-Gavras shot this engrossing political thriller Z (1969), a scarcely disguised film about the Greek junta.
Details
Director
Constantin Costa-Gavras
Production year
1969
Country
FR, DZ
Original title
Z
Length
127 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. We screen them regularly, in various programmes. Eye now brings film history even closer with its new series Eye Classics: three classics a week, chosen by Eye's programmers. On the big screen, screened in 35mm whenever possible.
Jean-Louis Trintignant (1931 – 2022)
On Wednesday 17 June, Jean-Louis Trintignant passed away at the age of 91. He had been ill for some time. With three films, Eye Classics commemorates one of the greatest actors of post-war European cinema: Un homme et une femme, Z and Amour.
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