Jorge Semprún

A prominent politician is murdered during a demonstration. The government and army are trying to suppress the truth, but a tenacious magistrate is determined to not to let them get away with it.

Dir. Costa-Gavras · With Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant

In 1950s communist Czechoslovakia, a government minister, a war veteran long a loyal party man, leads a relatively comfortable life with his wife. However, he soon finds himself under surveillance, then under arrest. Unclear what his offense is, agents for the totalitarian regime interrogate and torture him, aiming to use their unending power to gain a false confession for these supposed crimes against the state.

Dir. Costa-Gavras · With Yves Montand, Simone Signoret, Gabriele Ferzetti

Biarritz, 1933. Charm and talent assist small-time swindler Serge Alexandre, alias Stavisky, to bribe his way into the centre of French politics. But when his great scam involving millions is exposed, he brings the government to the verge of collapse and the country to the brink of civil war.

Dir. Alain Resnais · With Jean-Paul Belmondo, François Périer, Anny Duperey