[FRIAM] Z

[Roger Critchlow]

Yes to all of Costa-Gavras, from Wiki

His accounts of corruption propagated, in their essence, by European and
> American powers (*Z <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_(1969_film)>*, *State
> of Siege <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_of_Siege>* and *Missing
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missing_(1982_film)>*) highlight problems
> buried deep in the structures of these societies, problems which he deems
> not everyone is comfortable addressing.


-- rec --

On Wed, Mar 9, 2022 at 12:19 PM Prof David West <profwest at fastmail.fm>
wrote:

> Being old enough to remember the film, I find some irony in the symbol "Z"
> being used to signify support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
>
> One of my favorite movies, *Z*  (starring Yves Montand and Irene Pappas;
> written and directed by Costa-Gravas) was based on the real-life story of
> the overthrow of the Greek Fascist Junta (Regime of the Colonels) in 1974.
>
> davew
>
>
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