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VHS Movie Reviews of Z
Movie Review: A film that you will never forget
Summary: 5 Stars
I was 22 when I saw the film in London. That was 1969, a year after the French students uprise in Paris and we were taking over buildings in universities. I was dazed by the film when it ended. The scene of which when President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963 also floated in my mind. This is a very very power film and you will feel you want to do something after you have seen it. The music by Theodorakis was just too good and it helped to strengthen what Costa-Gavra was trying to put across. The film came out at a right place and at a right time!I hope DVD manufacturers will pick this up and turn it in to a collector's item. It is very much worth keeping even to show it to your grand children!
Movie Review: Frustration
Summary: 4 Stars
Yves Montand's character is murdered in front of several hundred people and most of the film is spent watching the judge trying to get to the bottom of it. One is left wondering where the honest judge came from in that country and why he and those who came forward weren't just bumped off also. In the end I felt unsatisfied and frustrated which seems to be Costa-Gavras's trademark.I liked "Missing" and "The Music Box" more and I recall seeing a film called "State of Siege" years ago that I also liked, though apparently it's currently unavailable on video for some reason.
Movie Review: Liked JFK? You'll love Z.
Summary: 5 Stars
The other reviews have got things covered. Get this film! Don't forget to watch for some of the humour :)"They asked if I was a commie.." "Are you?" "No! I only like soccer!"
Movie Review: a must-see movie for those who are politically aware
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie was first released in 1969, but I didn't see it until 1973--right in the middle of the Watergate scandal. The parallels were almost too obvious for anyone to miss! I even thought that Jean-Louis Trintignant resembled John Dean! I recently watched it again, and the movie has held up very well in terms of its message and how well it was made. The music is very special, as well; it would be nice to have the soundtrack on CD. Of course, a DVD version of this film would be great, too--after all, "Z" won the best foreign film Oscar in 1970!Movie Review: Costa-Gavras' Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
Z is a political thriller with few action scenes,none of the "thrills" associated with conevntional thrillers. The Murder takes place fairly early on,and it is obvious who is respnosible. The thrill is in the dogged investigation by an incorruptible magistrate{interesting comparison to Stones's JFK},which leads to the highest seats of government. Based on a terrific novel by Vassilis Vassilikos{and an excellent screenplay by Jorge Semprun},this tells the story of the murder of the Greek parliamentarian and doctor Gregory Lambrakis.That it was a political assasination is obvious,though the complicity is so multilayered that it appears that the truth will never come out. Yves Montand is ,as usual, excellent as Lambrakis [referred to as Z throughout the film.Z comes from the Greek verb zei, HE LIVES} Irene Pappas is his suffering wife{and widow}. Costa-Gavras travelled this territory often, {the Confession, Missing} though not with this brilliance. The editing is crsip,leading to the sense of breathlessness among the defendents. I will leave the ending to the viewer.This is probably the best political thriller that I have ever seen, and 31 years later,is till excellent,if not brilliant