Costa-Gavras Talks with Marcel Ophuls (1976)

Filmmakers Costa-Gavras and Marcel Ophuls discuss the nature of films with a sharp political edge, with clips from Costa-Gavras' films. Two internationally known directors who have made a specialty of films with an outspoken political edge discuss the values and methods in the genre, and the problems they have faced. Costa-Gavras was best known for "Z" and "State of Siege", and Ophuls for "The Sorrow and The Pity" and "Sense of Loss" when this conversation -- illustrated with film clips -- was produced. Costa-Gavras' film "Special Section" had just been released. Costa-Gavras' films, though based on real facts and issues, are scripted and professionally acted. Ophuls' work is documentary in style. They address such themes as the difference between "objective" and "subjective" truth, and their personal motives for choosing this form of film art.

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Costa-Gavras Filmography

• Play in Full Screen Le capital

  2012, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Jean-Louis Trintignant, pourquoi que je vis

  2012, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Le capital

  2012, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Ivo Livi, dit Yves Montand

  2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Pierre Schoendoerffer, la sentinelle de la mémoire

  2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Le voyage extraordinaire

  2011, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Spur der Bären

  2010, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Burke and Hare

  2010, role: actor , character name: French Family
• Play in Full Screen L'enfer d'Henri-Georges Clouzot

  2009, role: actor , character name: Himself - Interviewee
• Play in Full Screen Eden à l'Ouest

  2009, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Home

  2009, role: miscellaneous crew
• Play in Full Screen Eden à l'Ouest

  2009, role: producer
• Play in Full Screen Eden à l'Ouest

  2009, role: director
• Play in Full Screen 40 x 15

  2008, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Les derniers jours de Romy Schneider

  2008, role: actor , character name: Costa-Gavras
• Play in Full Screen Otan giortazoun oi theoi

  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires

  2007, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Mon colonel

  2006, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Mon colonel

  2006, role: producer
• Play in Full Screen Le couperet

  2005, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Le couperet

  2005, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Amen.

  2002, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Amen.

  2002, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Romy Schneider, étrange étrangère

  2002, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Enredando sombras

  1998, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Mad City

  1997, role: director
• Play in Full Screen The Stupids

  1996, role: actor , character name: Gas Station Guy
• Play in Full Screen À propos de Nice, la suite

  1995, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Lumière et compagnie

  1995, role: director
• Play in Full Screen La petite apocalypse

  1993, role: director
• Play in Full Screen La petite apocalypse

  1993, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Contre l'oubli

  1991, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Music Box

  1989, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Pleure pas my love

  1989, role: producer
• Play in Full Screen Betrayed

  1988, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Mémoires pour Simone

  1986, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Conseil de famille

  1986, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Conseil de famille

  1986, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Le thé au harem d'Archimède

  1985, role: producer
• Play in Full Screen Spies Like Us

  1985, role: actor , character name: Tadzhik Highway Patrolman
• Play in Full Screen Hanna K.

  1983, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Hanna K.

  1983, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Missing

  1982, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Missing

  1982, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Clair de femme

  1979, role: director
• Play in Full Screen Cineastas en México; Entrevista a Costa Gavras

  1979, role: actor , character name: Himself
• Play in Full Screen Clair de femme

  1979, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen La vie devant soi

  1977, role: actor , character name: Ramon
• Play in Full Screen Mr. Klein

  1976, role: writer
• Play in Full Screen Costa-Gavras Talks with Marcel Ophuls

  1976, role: actor , character name: Himself