Costa-Gavras
Konstantinos Gavras (born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek filmmaker, who lives and works in France. He is best known for directing films with overt political themes, most famously the fast-paced thriller “Z” (1969). Most of his movies were made in French, though starting with “Missing” (1982), several were made in English.
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are...
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Two 19th-century opportunists become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable...
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The Extraordinary Voyage
as Self - FilmmakerAn account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing...
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The Stupids
as Gas Station AttendantAn incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the...
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - FilmmakerThe extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible...
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Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno
as Self - IntervieweeIn 1964, Henri-Georges Clouzot's production of L'Enfer came to a halt. Despite huge...
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Madame Rosa
as Le docteur RamonMadame Rosa lives in a sixth-floor walkup in the Pigalle; she's a retired prostitute, Jewish and...
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What Is Cinema?
as SelfUsing the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock...
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Crítico
as SelfSeventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the...
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Henri Langlois vu par...
as SelfThirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.
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Romy: 40 ans après, ultimes confidences
as SelfTo honour the 40th anniversary of her death, multiple personalities share their feelings and...
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Pierre Schoendoerffer, the Sentinel of Memory
as SelfPierre Schoendoerffer revisits his life and career, with a strong focus on the impact that his...
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Searching for Mr. Rugoff
as SelfThe feature documentary Searching for Mr. Rugoff is the story of Donald Rugoff, who was the...
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A Daughter's Tribute to Her Father: Souleymane Cissé
as SelfFatou Cissé accompanies her father, malien director Souleymane Cissé, through a trip down his...
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The Méliès Mystery
as Lui-mêmeA documentary that details the process of restoring 270 of the 520 lost films of pioneering...
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Film: The Living Record of Our Memory
as SelfWhy are we still able, today, to view images that were captured over 125 years ago? As we enter...
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They Saw Inferno
as SelfA wonderful documentary that sheds additional light on the fascinating project ‘Inferno’ was, as...
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The Legend of the Ugly King
as SelfDirector Hüseyin Tabak explores the legacy of Yilmaz Güney — political dissident, convicted...
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Romy Schneider & Alain Delon: An Enduring Passion
as SelfAustrian actress Romy Schneider (1938) and French actor Alain Delon (1935), once fervent lovers...
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You Speak of Prague: The Second Trial of Artur London
as Self - IntervieweeArtur London was arrested in 1951 in a Stalinist purge, imprisoned and tortured for two years...
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Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère
as SelfStar at 17 years with the series of Sissi, Romy Schneider leaves Austria and glory for the love...
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Bette Davis at the Cinémathèque Française
as HimselfOn February 22, 1986, Bette Davis received an honorary César award – and presented one to the...
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Citizen Rosi
as SelfThe narrative wanders through Rosi’s films, not in the order they were shot but following the...
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Entangling Shadows
as SelfDocumentary that celebrates 100 years of cinema in Latin America and talks about the origins and...
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Rush - Voyage à Moscou
as Lui-mêmeA document of Perestroika, to be viewed as (nearly) unedited rushes of a voyage to Moscow,...
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Chaplin Today: 'The Great Dictator'
as SelfA short documentary about the making of "The Great Dictator."
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A Sore Spot
as SelfBy approaching the financial system and its contradictions, the film raises questions about one...
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Affection to the People
as SelfA documentary about cinema censorship during the dictatorship in Greece (1967- 1974), based on...
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