Costa-Gavras

Biography

Konstantinos "Kostas" Gavras (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Γαβράς; born 12 February 1933), known professionally as Costa-Gavras, is a Greek-French film director, screenwriter, and producer who lives and works in France. He is known for political films, such as the political thriller Z (1969), which won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, and Missing (1982), for which he won the Palme d'Or and an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Most of his films have been made in French, but six have been in English, including Hanna K.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Costa-Gavras, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Costa-Gavras

The Pulse of Defiance: How Z Weaves Truth into Thriller

on Z | Jul 17, 2025

Costa-Gavras’ Z (1969) is a cinematic Molotov cocktail, a political thriller that doesn’t just dramatize resistance but embodies it through its frenetic energy and formal daring. Adapted from Vassilis... Read more