Section spéciale (1975)
- Directed by
- Costa-Gavras
- Genre
- drama film, trial film
- Country
- Germany, France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 53 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A judge, prosecutors, and government officials in Vichy France create a special court to quickly try and execute political prisoners. The film shows how they manipulate the legal system to serve the regime's agenda.
tensepoliticalhistoricalsomberproceduralcriticalrestrainedslow-burn
What happens
Special Section (French: Section spéciale) is a 1975 French film directed by Costa-Gavras and based on the novel L'affaire de la Section Spéciale by Hervé Villeré. It stars Louis Seigner, Roland Bertin, Michael Lonsdale, Ivo Garrani, François Maistre, Jacques Spiesser, Henri Serre, Heinz Bennent and Claude Piéplu. It is named after the Special Sections of Vichy France. The film shared the Best Director prize at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival, and was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film by the U.S. National Board of Review. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe award for best foreign film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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