Elephant is a 2003 american drama film written, directed, and edited by gus van sant. The most exciting films of 2018 by bigname directors. Even if the movie never takes over or excel and is not a masterpiece as expected, gus van sant, using a casual spontaneous cast, indeed true, directs this film. Simon hattenstone talks to gus van sant film the guardian. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. En ce jour dautomne, les lyceens, comme a leur habitude. Gus van sants elephant made me sick in the stomach. Elephant 2003 film elephant is a 2003 american drama film written, directed, and edited by gus van sant.
Gus van sants 1989 indie is filled with rich detail and insight into the life of a drug addict, brought to life by a careerdefining matt dillon performance. Maerzmusik elephant gus van sant berliner festspiele. Gus van sant har blant annet laget kultfilmene drugstore cowboy 1989 og my. As van sant talks about elephant, i think back to what he was saying about the interactive film of the future and realise that this is his version of it only, instead of. It takes place in the fictional watt high school, in the suburbs of portland, oregon, and chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting, based in part on the 1999 columbine high school massacre. Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent. In 2003, van sants film about the columbine high school massacre, elephant, won the palme dor at the cannes film festival. Pour chacun, le lycee est une experience differente, enrichiss. Never have i seen a film deglamourise violence in this way. Top 10 movies everyone watches in film school duration. Im glad the filmmaker took on such a serious and important social concern of modern america. Les comediens ne sont pas des professionnels mais pour autant tout parait tellement vrai. It takes place in the fictional watt high school, in the suburbs of portland.
Van sant also received the festivals best director award that same year, making him one of only two filmmakersthe other being joel coen. We gaze at the sky as it allows clouds to drift fluffily through it, and appears entirely empty of portents. We gaze at the sky as it allows clouds to drift fluffily through it, and. That fact alone makes gus van sants brilliant 2003 film elephant, which was loosely based on the columbine massacre, even more harrowing. The film chronicles the events surrounding a school shooting. Powerful and unsettling, masterful in its direction, editing and sound design. Elephant trailer gus van sant 2003 cannes palme dor.