Review of Z (1969) by Waldo I — 07 Jan 2010
One of the best movies I've ever seen.
In the 1960s, Greece was ruled by a right-wing military dictatorship intent on silencing their critics. They banned peace movements, strikes, labor unions, long hair on men, The Beatles, Sophocles, Tolstoy, Aeschylus, Ionesco, Jean-Paul Sartre, Anton Chekhov, Harold Pinter, Edward Albee, Mark Twain, Samuel Beckett, the bar association, sociology, international encyclopedias, free press, and new math. They also banned the letter Z.
Brazenly offending the controversies of his time, Costa Gavras set out to reveal the true story of an ongoing government conspiracy. His message is spelled out in letters of fire. The message is, "HE LIVES.".
This review of Z (1969) was written by Waldo I on 07 Jan 2010.
Z has generally received very positive reviews.
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