IMDb-BEWERTUNG
7,8/10
4951
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Ein hochrangiger Beamter wird gezwungen, Hochverrat zu begehen.Ein hochrangiger Beamter wird gezwungen, Hochverrat zu begehen.Ein hochrangiger Beamter wird gezwungen, Hochverrat zu begehen.
- Nominiert für 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 Gewinne & 3 Nominierungen insgesamt
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WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesThe film was restored in 2014 by KG Productions with the support of the CNC under the supervision of Costa-Gavras by Éclair Group for the image and L.E. Diapason for the sound.
- VerbindungenEdited into Der letzte Bolschewik (1993)
- SoundtracksL'Aveu (Générique)
Written by Giovanni Fusco
Ausgewählte Rezension
"The Confession" is an uber-bleak film that stars Yves Montand as a loyal member of the Communist party who is turned on and made a scapegoat of when the party becomes paranoid about informers. He is imprisoned and systematically tortured until he admits to crimes against the party he didn't actually commit. Simone Signoret has a much smaller role as his wife, who sees her home invaded by Communist party thugs during the time in which her husband is in prison.
"The Confession" I think provides a good illustration of the pitfalls of Communism, which, despite its merits on paper, rarely works as an actual system. Those who adhere to it feel too persecuted to remain secure for long, and they turn against each other, convinced of double crossings and disloyalty to the party. It reminded me very much of the excellent novel "Darkness at Noon," which similarly examines the ways in which Communism eventually falls apart in practice.
I can't say I necessarily enjoyed "The Confession." It's extremely one-note; the film doesn't really have much of a dramatic arc. It's not able to marry the qualities of political expose and thriller the way another of director Costa-Gavras's classics, "Z," is. But I would still recommend it.
Grade: B+
"The Confession" I think provides a good illustration of the pitfalls of Communism, which, despite its merits on paper, rarely works as an actual system. Those who adhere to it feel too persecuted to remain secure for long, and they turn against each other, convinced of double crossings and disloyalty to the party. It reminded me very much of the excellent novel "Darkness at Noon," which similarly examines the ways in which Communism eventually falls apart in practice.
I can't say I necessarily enjoyed "The Confession." It's extremely one-note; the film doesn't really have much of a dramatic arc. It's not able to marry the qualities of political expose and thriller the way another of director Costa-Gavras's classics, "Z," is. But I would still recommend it.
Grade: B+
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