The Confession (1970 film)
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| The Confession (L'Aveu) |
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| Directed by | Costa-Gavras |
| Produced by | Robert Dorfmann Bertrand Javal |
| Written by | Jorge Semprún |
| Starring | Yves Montand Simone Signoret Gabriele Ferzetti |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1970 |
| Running time | 139 min |
| Language | French |
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L'Aveu (English title: The Confession) is a 1970 french-italian film directed by Costa Gavras and starred by Yves Montand and Simone Signoret.
Based on the true story of Czechoslovakian communist Artur London, this is not an anticommunist film but a plea against totalitarianism.
The film is about Anton Ludvik, aka Gerard, vice-minister of Foreign Affairs of Czechoslovakia. In the communist country, he realizes he is watched and followed. One day, he is arrested and put into jail by an organisation that declares himself "above the ruling party" and put in solitary confinement for months without being told the reason why. Through brainwashing techniques including sleep deprivation, being forced to walk back and forth all the time, and drugs, he is slowly pressured to confess imaginary crimes and treason and to repeat this confession in a public court. Years later, he meets his now demoted tormentor, who tries to belittle his role at that time.
[edit] Awards
The film was nominated to Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards as Best Foreign Language Film.
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