France, Greece
Synopsis
Director's Biography
At the age of 22, he left Greece as an economic migrant to study in Paris. He enrolled at Sorbonne University before being admitted to the National Institute of Film (IDHEC). After graduating, he worked as assistant director alongside such eminent French directors as René Clair, René Clement, Henri Verneuil, Jacques Demy, Marcel Ophüls, Jean Giono and Jean Becker.
In 1965 he directed his first feature film, COMPARTIMENT TUEURS. His subsequent films were huge successes: Z, won two Oscars in 1969, two awards at the Cannes Film festival and dozens more elsewhere. Through his political films, Costa-Gavras has tackled burning issues of the era while working between France and the United States.
Costa-Gavras has been married to Michèle Ray since 1968. They have three children: Alexandre, Julie and Romain. Alexandre is a film producer. Julie and Romain are film directors. In 2018 Costa-Gavras published his autobiography “Va où il est impossible d’aller”.
Since 2007, he has been President of the Cinémathèque Française.
FILMOGRAPHY:
2019 ADULTS IN THE ROOM
2012 LE CAPITAL
2008 EDEN A L’OUEST
2004 LE COUPERET
2001 AMEN
2000 MON COLONEL (as co-screenwriter)
1997 MAD CITY
1995 LUMIERE ET COMPAGNIE
1994 A PROPOS DE NICE, LA SUITE
1992 LA PETITE APOCALYPSE
1991 CONTRE L’OUBLI
1989 MUSIC BOX
1987 BETRAYED
1985 CONSEIL DE FAMILLE
1983 HANNA K
1981 MISSING
1979 CLAIR DE FEMME
1975 SECTION SPECIALE
1975 MONSIEUR KLEIN (as co-screenwriter)
1973 ÉTAT DE SIEGE
1971 L’AVEU
1969 Z
1967 UN HOMME DE TROP
1965 COMPARTIMENT TUEURS
Cast & Crew
Directed by: Costa-Gavras
Written by: Costa-Gavras
Produced by: Michèle Ray-Gavras, Alexandre Gavras
Cinematography: Yorgos Arvanitis
Editing: Costa-Gavras, Lambis Haralambidis
Costume Design: Agis Panagiotou
Make-Up & Hair: Ioanna Lygizou, Giannis Pamoukis, Sotiris Paterakis, Isabelle Vernus
Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
Sound: Nikos Papadimitriou, Marianna Roussy-Moreau, Costas Varibopiotis, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino
Visual Effects: Benoît Maffone
Casting: Jina Jay, Jessie Frost, Makis Gazis, Marie France Michel
Cast: Christos Loulis (Yanis), Alexandros Bourdoumis (Alexis), Ulrich Tukur (Ulrich Tukur) (Wolfgang), Daan Schurmans (Jeroen), Valeria Golino (Dea), Josiane Pinson (Christine)
Nominations and Awards
- European Screenwriter 2020
- Feature Film Selection 2020