Gus Van Sant — Director (21)
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Ballad of the Skeletons (1997) IMDb TMDB
Ballad of the Skeletons
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Allen Ginsberg
A close-up of Allen Ginsberg reciting his “skeletons” poem is bluescreened and dissolved against archival film and video clips, and backed by musicians to create a sort of song that becomes an American anthem.
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The Discipline of D.E. (1982) IMDb TMDB
The Discipline of D.E.
director: Gus Van Sant actor: David Worden / Frank Birney …
"The Discipline of D.E." is a short 16mm film directed by Gus Van Sant. It’s based on a story in “Exterminator!” by William Burroughs that at times reads like Buddhist noir: "DE is a way of doing. DE simply means doing whatever you do in the easiest most relaxed way you can manage which is also the quickest and most efficient way, as you will find as you advance in DE.You can start right now tidying up your flat, moving furniture or books, washing dishes, making tea, sorting papers. Don't fumble, jerk, grab an object. Drop cool possessive fingers onto it like a gentle old cop making a soft arrest.”
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Mala Noche (1988) IMDb TMDB
Mala Noche
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Doug Cooeyate / Tim Streeter …
other title: Noite Ruim
Walt is a lonely convenience store clerk who has fallen in love with a Mexican migrant worker named Johnny. Though Walt has little in common with the object of his affections — including a shared language — his desire to possess Johnny prompts a sexual awakening that results in a tangled love triangle.
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Restless (2011) IMDb TMDB Skybridge
Restless
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Mia Wasikowska / Henry Hopper …
other title: L'amore che resta / Inquietos
Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.
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To Die For (1995)
To Die For
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Nicole Kidman / Matt Dillon …
other title: Da morire / Disposta a Tudo …
Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
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Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Matt Dillon / Kelly Lynch …
other title: No Trilho da Droga / 迷幻牛郎 …
Portland, Oregon, 1971. Bob Hughes is the charismatic leader of a peculiar quartet, formed by his wife, Dianne, and another couple, Rick and Nadine, who skillfully steal from drugstores and hospital medicine cabinets in order to appease their insatiable need for drugs. But neither fun nor luck last forever.
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Paris Je T'aime (2006)
Paris, je t'aime
★ 8.2 (6 ratings) director: Isabel Coixet / Sylvain Chomet … actor: Steve Buscemi / Natalie Portman …
other title: Paris, je t'aime / París, je t'aime …
Olivier Assayas, Gus Van Sant, Wes Craven and Alfonso Cuaron are among the 20 distinguished directors who contribute to this collection of 18 stories, each exploring a different aspect of Parisian life. The colourful characters in this drama include a pair of mimes, a husband trying to chose between his wife and his lover, and a married man who turns to a prostitute for advice.
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Finding Forrester (2000)
Finding Forrester
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Sean Connery / 罗伯·布朗 …
other title: Scoprendo Forrester / Descobrir Forrester …
Gus Van Sant tells the story of a young African American man named Jamal who confronts his talents while living on the streets of the Bronx. He accidentally runs into an old writer named Forrester who discovers his passion for writing. With help from his new mentor Jamal receives a scholarship to a private school.
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Last Days (2005)
Last Days
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Michael Pitt / Lukas Haas …
other title: Últimos días / 最后的日子 …
The life and struggles of a notorious rock musician seeping into a pit of loneliness whose everyday life involves friends and family seeking financial aid and favors, inspired by rock music legend Kurt Cobain and his final hours.
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To Each His Own Cinema (2007)
Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence
director: Theodoros Angelopoulos / Olivier Assayas … actor: Gina Clayton / Golshifteh Farahani …
other title: A ciascuno il suo cinema / Cada um o seu Cinema …
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
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The Sea of Trees (2016) IMDb TMDB
The Sea of Trees
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Hyunri / Hyunri …
other title: La foresta dei sogni / Nos souvenirs …
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
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Milk (2008)
Milk
director: Gus Van Sant actor: Sean Penn / Emile Hirsch …
other title: Harvey Milk / Mi nombre es Harvey Milk
The true story of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man ever elected to public office. In San Francisco in the late 1970s, Harvey Milk becomes an activist for gay rights and inspires others to join him in his fight for equal rights that should be available to all Americans.
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My Own Private Idaho (1991)
My Own Private Idaho
★ 7.5 (12 ratings) director: Gus Van Sant actor: River Phoenix / Keanu Reeves …
other title: Belli e dannati / A Caminho de Idaho …
In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.