The Confession
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The Confession is a 1970 political drama film directed by Costa-Gavras that explores the harrowing ordeal of a communist official subjected to a Stalinist show trial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Confession canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
L’Aveu
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memoir by Artur London ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Raoul Coutard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Czechoslovakia
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France ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| depicts | Stalinist purges in Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| director | Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editingBy | Françoise Bonnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmMovement | political cinema ⓘ |
| follows | The Battle of Algiers in political cinema tradition ⓘ |
| format | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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political drama film ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | communist official ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Georges Delerue
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Giovanni Fusco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Stalinist show trial
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political repression ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of Stalinism from a left-wing perspective
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intense interrogation sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Costa-Gavras political trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
political imprisonment
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psychological torture ⓘ show trial procedures ⓘ |
| predecessorWork | Z NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | 1970 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jacques Perrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Les Films 13
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Reggane Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 140 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Jorge Semprún NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 1950s ⓘ |
| stars |
Gabriele Ferzetti
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Simone Signoret NERFINISHED ⓘ Yves Montand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorWork | State of Siege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themes |
abuse of power
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forced confessions ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.