| Gus Van Sant |
Ranked 40th on The Guardian's 2004 List of the World's 40 Best Directors ►501 Movie Directors: A Comprehensive Guide to the Greatest Filmmakers Ranked 4tht on Film Comment's list of the 25 Best Directors of the Decade (2000-2009) |
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| Director / Screenwriter / Editor / Producer | ||
| 1952 - | ||
| Born July 24, Louisville, Kentucky, USA | ||
| Key Genres: Drama, Comedy, Biography TSPDT Rating: 7 | ||
| Key Collaborators: Harris Savides (Cinematographer), Curtiss Clayton (Editor), Casey Affleck (Leading Player/Screenwriter/Editor), Dany Wolf (Producer), John Campbell (Cinematographer), Eric Alan Edwards (Cinematographer), Danny Elfman (Composer), Missy Stewart (Production Designer), Matt Dillon (Leading Player), Matt Damon (Leading Player/Screenwriter/Editor) | ||
| Highly Recommended: Elephant (2003) | ||
| Recommended: Good Will Hunting (1997), Gerry (2001), Paranoid Park (2007), Milk (2008) | ||
| Worth a Look: Mala Noche (1986), Drugstore Cowboy (1989), My Own Private Idaho (1991), To Die For (1995), Last Days (2004) | ||
| Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Film Reference ] [ A Gus Van Sant Page ] [ About.com Interview ] [ Spliced Wire Interview (2003) ] [ Film Monthly Interview (2003) ] [ Gerald Peary Interview ] [ Green Cine Interview (2005) ] [ Reverse Shot Feature (2007) ] [ Guardian Article (2007) ] [ LA Weekly Interview (2008) ] | ||
| Books: [ Gus Van Sant: An Unauthorized Biography ] | ||
| DVD's: [ Amazon ] | ||
| 1,000 Greatest Films: My Own Private Idaho (1991), Elephant (2003) | ||
| 21st Century's Most Acclaimed Films: Gerry (2001), Elephant (2003), Last Days (2004), Paranoid Park (2007), Milk (2008) | ||
