Gus Van Sant "Death Trilogy"
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The Gus Van Sant "Death Trilogy" is a trio of minimalist, loosely connected films by director Gus Van Sant that meditate on youth, alienation, and mortality.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art film cycle
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film trilogy ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gus Van Sant Death Trilogy
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Van Sant Death Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Gus Van Sant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Gus Van Sant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
disaffected youth
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isolation ⓘ psychological states near death ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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drama film ⓘ independent film ⓘ minimalist film ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Elephant (2003 film)
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Gerry (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Days (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Béla Tarr
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Chantal Akerman NERFINISHED ⓘ European art cinema ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
alienation
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death ⓘ mortality ⓘ youth ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
elliptical storytelling
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minimal dialogue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loosely plotted narratives
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meditation on violence and its aftermath ⓘ overlapping temporal perspectives ⓘ use of nonprofessional actors ⓘ |
| period | early 2000s ⓘ |
| productionContext | American independent cinema of the 2000s ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Elephant (2003 film)
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Gerry (2002 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Days (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenedAt |
Cannes Film Festival
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other major international film festivals ⓘ |
| startYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis
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film criticism ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
long takes
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naturalistic lighting ⓘ slow tracking shots ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.