ADULTS IN THE ROOM
2020 Films
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2h 7m
Behind closed doors, a human tragedy plays out.
A universal theme, a story of people trapped in an inhuman network of power.
The brutal circle of the Eurogroup meetings, imposing on Greece the dictatorship of austerity with utter disregard for humanity and compassion.
A claustrophobic trap with no way out, exerting pressure on the protagonists and finally dividing them.
A tragedy in the Ancient Greek sense: the characters are not good or evil, but driven by the consequences of their own conception of what it is right to do.
A tragedy for our very modern times.
Direction: Costa- Gavras
Script: Costa- Gavras
Production: Michèle Ray-Gavras
Co-Production: Alexandre Gavras
Cinematography: Yorgos Arvanitis
Editing: Costa- Gavras, Lambis Haralambidis
Costume Design: Agis Panagiotou
Make-Up: Ioanna Lygizou, Giannis Pamoukis, Sotiris Paterakis, Isabelle Vernus
Sound: Nikos Papadimitriou, Marianna Roussy-Moreau, Costas Varibopiotis, Edouard Morin, Daniel Sobrino
Original Score: Alexandre Desplat
Visual Effects: Benoît MAaffone
Cast: Christos Loulis, Alexandros Bourdoumis, Ulrich Tukur, Daan Schurmans, Valeria Golino, Josiane Pinson
Original Title: ADULTS IN THE ROOM
Original Languages: English, Greek
Film Production Countries: France, Greece
Website: www.elledriver.fr/en/movie/adults-room
Biography of the Director/s
Costa-Gavras was born on 13 February 1933 in Loutra-Iraias (Greece).
At the age of 22, he left Greece as an economic migrant to study in Paris. He enrolled at Sorbonne University before being admitted to the National Institute of Film (IDHEC). After graduating, he worked as assistant director alongside such eminent French directors as René Clair, René Clement, Henri Verneuil, Jacques Demy, Marcel Ophüls, Jean Giono and Jean Becker.
In 1965 he directed his first feature film, COMPARTIMENT TUEURS. His subsequent films were huge successes: Z, won two Oscars in 1969, two awards at the Cannes Film festival and dozens more elsewhere. Through his political films, Costa-Gavras has tackled burning issues of the era while working between France and the United States.
Costa-Gavras has been married to Michèle Ray since 1968. They have three children: Alexandre, Julie and Romain. Alexandre is a film producer. Julie and Romain are film directors. In 2018 Costa-Gavras published his autobiography “Va où il est impossible d’aller”.
Since 2007, he has been President of the Cinémathèque Française.
Filmography of the Director/s
2019 ADULTS IN THE ROOM
2012 LE CAPITAL
2008 EDEN A L’OUEST
2004 LE COUPERET
2001 AMEN
2000 MON COLONEL (as co-screenwriter)
1997 MAD CITY
1995 LUMIERE ET COMPAGNIE
1994 A PROPOS DE NICE, LA SUITE
1992 LA PETITE APOCALYPSE
1991 CONTRE L’OUBLI
1989 MUSIC BOX
1987 BETRAYED
1985 CONSEIL DE FAMILLE
1983 HANNA K
1981 MISSING
1979 CLAIR DE FEMME
1975 SECTION SPECIALE
1975 MONSIEUR KLEIN (as co-screenwriter)
1973 ÉTAT DE SIEGE
1971 L’AVEU
1969 Z
1967 UN HOMME DE TROP
1965 COMPARTIMENT TUEURS
Awards Won
Venice International Film Festival - Jaeger-LeCoultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award Winner
San Sebastian International Film Festival - Donostia Film Award Winner
Belgrade International Film Festival - Belgrade Victor Award for Outstanding Contribution to Film Art
Production Company:
KG Productions
Michèle Gavras
36 Rue Lebour
Montreuil, 93100, France
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +33 1.49.72.06.66
Website: http://www.kgproductions.fr/
World Sales:
Elle Driver
Nicolas Godeau-Esway
44 Rue Blanche
Paris, 75009, France
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +33 1 56 43 48 71
Website: http://elledriver.fr/
Press:
THE PR FACTORY
Barbara Van Lombeek
N/A
N/A, N/A, Belgium
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: N/A
Website: http://theprfactory.com/
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