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Article: Z. (Homevideo).(DVD)(Video Recording Review)
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- Cineaste
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- September 22, 2002
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Directed by Costa-Gavras; screenplay by Costa-Gavras and Jorge Semprun: cinematography by Raoul Coutard; edited by Francoise Bonnot; music by Mikis Theodorakis; starring Yves Montand, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Perrin, Charles Denner, and Irene Papas. Color, 127 mins., DVD released by Wellspring Media, 419 Park Avenue South, NYC 10016. www.wellspringvideo.com.
The political passion animating Z is evident from the opening credits, which, in a paraphrase of the standard legal disclaimer, declare that "Any similarity to actual events or persons living or dead is not coincidental, It is intentional." This classic political thriller recounts the 1963 ...