Z (France/Algeria 1969) Deep Dive

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of totalitarianism and justice in the film Z by Costa-Gavras.

Oscar season concludes on this week's Vintage Cinema Rewind. And in honour of these preposterously troubled times, we're continuing with our Deep Dive on Costa-Gavras's Z--a howling screed against totalitarianism! The noose of justice is tightening! Witnesses are being silenced! The truth remains obscured! Can Blake wade through all the red tape and redder corpses to uncover what truly happened to Michael? Can be bring down the fascist regime? Or will all his efforts ultimately prove futile?

People in this episode

Hosts: vintagecinemarewind, Blake

Topics covered

• totalitarianism
• justice
• political intrigue
• film analysis
• Oscar season

Keywords

• Z
• Costa-Gavras
• totalitarianism
• justice
• political film
• Algeria
• France
• Oscar season

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Costa-Gavras

Places: France, Algeria

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