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Elias Comfort McConnell (born 1985) is an American actor from Portland, Oregon. He has performed on Gus Van Sant's Columbine-based film Elephant, which was awarded the Palme d'Or prize in 2003. Since Elephant, Elias has worked on ''Paris, je t'aime (2006) as Elie (segment "Le Marais") directed by Gus Van Sant, and in House of Boys'' as Hippie Boy, by Jean-Claude Schlim.
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Gus Green Van Sant, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, photographer, musician, and author. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Achievement in Directing for his 1997 film Good Will Hunting and his 2008 film Milk, and won the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival for his film Elephant. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
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Jeffrey James "Jeff" Weise (August 8, 1988 – March 21, 2005) was an Ojibwe Native American adolescent, and a student at Red Lake Senior High School in Red Lake, Minnesota. He murdered nine people and wounded five others in a shooting spree on March 21, 2005, in the Red Lake Indian Reservation located in northwest Minnesota. Weise first murdered his grandfather and grandfather's girlfriend at his trailer home in Red Lake, an unarmed security guard, a teacher and five students at Red Lake Senior High School. The shooting ended when Weise committed suicide.
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ELEPHANT (2003) by Gus Van Sat
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Disclaimer: You should NOT try this at your school. The only purpose here is to share a Gus Van Sat masterpiece. Please, enjoy this movie and do NOT kill anybody. Have a peaceful no violent day. (:
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Elephant (Trailer)
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Official trailer for Gus Van Sant's excellent Columbine movie "Elephant". Highly recommended.
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TSfilmvault - Elephant (2003) Clip
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TSfilmvault - Elephant (clip) - Please free to copy and link any of the videos on the TSfilmvault channel and if you have time, rate and comment :)
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Elephant - Trailer
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Gus Van Sant's masterpiece. An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not. Based on a true story.
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Elephant (2003) - Trailer
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Elephant www.imdb.com
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Elephant (2003) Trailer
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Elephant (2003) Trailer www.imdb.com Director: Gus Van Sant Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson, Elias McConnell
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Elephant.Part.8
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Elephant 2003, I own nothing, just a viewer.
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The White Stripes - 'Seven Nation Army'
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Directed by Alex & Martin whitestripess.com xlrecordings.com
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Elephant: Cinematographer Harris Savides
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Excerpt from Gus Van Sant's ELEPHANT (2003) | 1.33:1 | On black: znt.nu That '70s Look ~ The throwback naturalism of cinematographer Harris Savides ~ by David Schwartz posted March 26, 2010: www.movingimagesource.us Gus Van Sant interview about Elephant Part 1: youtu.be Gus Van Sant interview about Elephant Part 2: youtu.be "ELEPHANT was very unconventional in its structure and now I find it slightly irritating, and also unnecessary, to have to go in for coverage on other movies. I think it strange to go and shoot a close-up when you're shooting a scene. We don't look at things in close-up in real life, so why do we shoot a wide shot then go for a close-up? They are not necessary unless you really want to get a point across and I think they stop the movie, especially when you have this great scene and the mise-en-scène works and there's a great frame. All of a sudden to stop it and go to someone's head does not interest me anymore and yet that's how most movies are made now. Gus Van Sant and I had been talking about this deconstructive kind of cinema since the beginning of GERRY. We don't have many words or phrases for it, we just know that there are certain rules we sometimes follow. It's all based on Gus' love primarily of this Eastern European style of film-making, especially Alexandr Sokurov and Miklós Jancsó's THE RED AND THE WHITE (1967) and of course Béla Tarr, who has now become very friendly with Gus. We were also influenced by the fly-on-the-wall aspect of ...
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Elephant (2003) Trailer + FULL MOVIE LINK! PART
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The BEST version of the official trailer. More at GuideToBeingaTeenager.com
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Elephant (2003) Gus Van Sant
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Track: Sigur Ros & Mogwai - Merong
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Gus Van Sant's death trilogy - a tribute
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Gerry (2002) www.imdb.com Elephant (2003) www.imdb.com Last Days (2005) www.imdb.com music: "Venus in furs" by The Velvet Underground en.wikipedia.org
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Elephant (Gus Van Sant)
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Elephant (2003) by Gus Van Sant. Shooting scene. Added music score by Matthew Seipel. seipelm@yahoo.com IMDB: "A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. The film follows every character and shows their daily routines. However two of the students plan to do something that the student body won't forget. "
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LUDWIG BEETHOVEN-Für Elise
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-from Elephant (2003) -There was no release to this soundtrack! So I designed it. The tracks are listed go to link.. www.imdb.com if you want the song list details -This Original Motion Picture by Gus Van Sant is about two psychopathic students who shoot out their school, while it focuses on school life for other teen at the same high school.
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Seven Nation Army lyrics
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Woot!
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![•• Elefante (Elephant - 2003) - Filme Completo (Full Movie) - Legendado •• [Multi-Subs]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121108215735im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jDLjWZaS1B0/default.jpg "•• Elefante (Elephant - 2003) - Filme Completo (Full Movie) - Legendado •• [Multi-Subs]")
•• Elefante (Elephant - 2003) - Filme Completo (Full Movie) - Legendado •• [Multi-Subs]
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Sinopse: Um dia aparentemente comum na vida de um grupo de adolescentes, todos estudantes de uma escola secundária de Portland, no estado de Oregon, interior dos Estados Unidos. Enquanto a maior parte está engajada em atividades cotidianas, dois alunos esperam, em casa, a chegada de uma metralhadora semi-automática, com altíssima precisão e poder de fogo. Munidos de um arsenal de outras armas que vinham colecionando, os dois partem para a escola, onde serão protagonistas de uma grande tragédia.
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Time Travel Riddim 2003 KARTEL,ELEPHANT MAN,BOUNTY KILLA,ASSASSIN & MORE
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Add Me TWITTER twitter.com time travel riddim mix 2003 mad old skool riddim n it still bad dis is one of mi old mixes so it isnt nun compare to mi new mixes but it still shot bad
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Elephant - trailer - Gus Van Sant - 2003
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Elephant -trailer- Gus Van Sant (2003) Cannes Palme d'or
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Elephant (2003), la bande-annonce officielle
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En ce jour d'automne, les lycéens, comme à leur habitude, partagent leur temps entre cours, football, photographie, potins, etc. Pour chacun des élèves, le lycée représente une expérience différente, enrichissante ou amicale pour les uns, traumatisante, solitaire ou difficile pour les autres. Cette journée semble ordinaire, et pourtant le drame couve...
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Elephant Man Live 2003
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Elephant Man and nuff top dancers on stage showing a lot of the dance moves of 2003!! How many of them can you do?
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THEE MICHELLE GUN ELEPHANT. WILD WILD SABRINA HEAVEN TOUR (2003): 13 - pink
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Elephant(2003)
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Bande d'annonce de Elephant de Gus Van Sant
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| Directed by | Gus Van Sant |
| Produced by | Diane Keaton Dany Wolf JT LeRoy |
| Written by | Gus Van Sant |
| Starring | Alex Frost Eric Deulen John Robinson |
| Cinematography | Harris Savides |
| Editing by | Gus Van Sant |
| Studio | HBO Films |
| Distributed by | Fine Line Features |
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| Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3 million |
| Box office | $10,020,543 |
Elephant is a 2003 drama film edited, written, and directed by Gus Van Sant. 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. The film begins a short time before the shooting occurs, following the lives of several characters both in and out of school, who are unaware of what is about to unfold. The film stars mostly new or non-professional actors, including John Robinson, Alex Frost, and Eric Deulen.
Elephant is the second film in Van Sant's "Death Trilogy" — the first being Gerry (2002) and the third being Last Days (2005) — in which all three are based on actual events.
Elephant was generally acclaimed by critics and received the Palme d'Or at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.[1] As the first high-profile movie to depict a high school shooting since Columbine, the film was controversial for its subject matter and possible influence on teenage copy-cats.
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The film opens with Mr. McFarland (Timothy Bottoms) driving erratically down a residential street on the way to drop off his son, John (John Robinson). John notices damage to the car and realizes that his father is drunk, so John instructs him to move to the passenger seat and let him drive.
The camera then follows students as they walk down the hallways, talk to friends, and go to class. Many characters are shown in long tracking shots that do not turn away. Alex (Alex Frost) and Eric (Eric Deulen) are shown being bullied at school by the so-called jocks, one of whom diverts a teacher and then throws a spitball at Alex during science class. Later, Alex and Eric are shown at home ordering weapons from a website and receiving a rifle in the mail. While Alex is taking a shower, Eric gets in with him. He claims that he has never kissed anyone before, and the two kiss. The two are later shown formulating an attack plan. The next day, Alex and Eric prepare for the shooting, then make their way to school in silence in Alex's car.
After arriving at school, Alex and Eric encounter John outside and tell him to leave, as some "heavy shit's about to go down". Realizing what is about to happen, John attempts to warn others not to enter the school, to little effect. The two gunmen then enter the school, and after their plans to blow up parts of the school with propane bombs fail, begin shooting indiscriminately. Elias (Elias McConnell) photographs them entering the library where they open fire, shooting several students, including Michelle and presumably Elias.
Realizing that the gunfire is real, students now begin to panic, while teachers attempt to quickly evacuate everyone. The two boys separate, continuing their killing spree. Alex enters the bathroom where Brittany, Jordan and Nicole are, presumably shooting all three. Mr. Luce, cornered by Eric in a hallway, begs Eric to lower his weapon and talk to him, but Eric yells, "I ain't putting shit down!" and fires at him. He does speak to Mr. Luce, however; while he is doing so, he turns around suddenly to see Benny approaching him. Eric shoots and presumably kills Benny. Eric turns back to Luce and warns him not to bully kids like Alex and himself. He then agrees to let the man go, only to gun him down seconds later.
Alex enters the cafeteria and sits down (where he has apparently already opened fire, as a body can be seen in the background). Eric meets up with him, and they have a brief conversation, which ends when Alex shoots Eric in mid-sentence. Alex then leaves the cafeteria, showing no emotion over shooting Eric, and discovers Carrie and Nathan in a freezer. He tauntingly recites "Eeny, meeny, miny, moe" to them to decide whom he should kill first. The film ends without resolution; the last shot is similar to the first, a cloudy blue sky.
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Alex (Alex Frost) on his shooting rampage.
- Alex Frost as Alex, the more intelligent of the two killers, implied to be the one in charge. He is an accomplished but frustrated pianist and sketch artist. He and Eric have a short love affair before the massacre, both citing the fact that they had never been kissed.
- Eric Deulen as Eric, a slacker, Alex's friend, and the other killer. He is less intelligent than Alex, and Alex is obviously aware of this. He is shot in the chest by Alex near the end of the film, while talking about whom he had killed prior.
- John Robinson as John McFarland, Alex's friend who has trouble at school while managing his alcoholic father. Alex effectively saves his life by warning him to stay away from the massacre.
- Timothy Bottoms as Mr. McFarland, John's alcoholic father.
- Matt Malloy as Mr. Luce, the principal of the school. Cornered by Eric, who briefly spares him, he is presumed dead after being shot several times.
- Elias McConnell as Elias, an aspiring photography student building his portfolio with portraits of other students. Although not shown, he is presumed shot and killed in the library.
- Nathan Tyson and Carrie Finklea as Nathan and Carrie, a popular lifeguard/football player and his girlfriend. At least one of the two is shot and probably killed when Alex corners them in the cafeteria meat locker. Alex taunts Eeny, meeny, miny, moe and it is unknown which one he shot, if the other survived, or if he proceeded to murder both teens.
- Kristen Hicks as Michelle, a nerdy girl ashamed of her body. The film follows her through the locker room and into the library where she assists. She is the first to die during the massacre.
- Brittany Mountain, Jordan Taylor, and Nicole George as Brittany, Jordan, and Nicole, three bulimic girls who talk incessantly, gripe about parents, and squabble with one another. All are presumed shot and killed by Alex.
- Bennie Dixon as Benny, an athletic student who helps Acadia escape out of a window before approaching Eric. He is shot and presumed dead after trying to help Mr. Luce.
- Alicia Miles as Acadia, a close friend of John and a member of the Gay-Straight Alliance. She is assumed to have a panic disorder which causes her to freeze and break down in times of fear or stress. During the shooting, Benny discovers her standing still in a classroom and helps her escape from the school and the shooters.
Production[link]
The film began as a television film that Van Sant had intended to make about the Columbine High School massacre; eventually, the idea of a factual account was dropped.[citation needed]
Elephant was filmed in Van Sant's hometown, Portland, Oregon in late 2002, on the former campus of Whitaker Middle School (previously Adams High School). Whitaker was closed by the Portland Public Schools in 2001 due to structural problems and safety concerns with the school building. The Whitaker/Adams building, completed in 1969, was torn down in 2007.
The script was "written" to its final form during shooting, with cast members improvising freely and collaborating in the direction of scenes.
JT LeRoy is credited as an associate producer for the film. JT is a pen name for author Laura Albert.
Title[link]
The title is a tribute to the 1989 BBC short film of the same name, directed by Alan Clarke. Van Sant originally believed Clarke's title referred to the story of several blind men trying to describe an elephant and each one drawing different conclusions based on which body part they were touching. Later, he found out that it was referring to the phrase "elephant in the room", a reference to the collective denial of some very obvious problem. Van Sant's film uses the earlier interpretation, as the same general timeline is shown multiple times from multiple viewpoints. Also, a more subtle allusion is to the elephant as the symbol of the Republican Party, which becomes relevant insofar as the film raises political questions about gun laws and homophobia in America.
The earlier film reflects on sectarian violence in Northern Ireland. Van Sant's minimalist style and use of tracking shots mirrors Clarke's film.[2][3]
A drawing of an elephant as well as an image of an elephant on a throw on the bed can be seen in Alex's room, while he plays the piano.
Release[link]
Elephant premiered in North America at a benefit for the Outside In youth shelter in Portland, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, October 4, 2003, with several teenagers who appeared in the film in attendance.
The film was released for incremental distribution by HBO, in 100 theaters in the United States, beginning October 24, 2003. English language release on DVD and VHS began on May 4, 2004.
Critical reception[link]
Elephant currently carries a 70% 'Fresh' rating on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes.[4]
Box office[link]
Elephant was in release for 11 weeks in the United States, from October 2003 to January 2004. It grossed $1,266,955 domestically and $10,012,022 worldwide.[5]
Relationship to Red Lake High School massacre[link]
The 2005 Red Lake High School Massacre was briefly blamed on the film Elephant as it was viewed by gunman Jeff Weise 17 days prior to the shooting.[6] A friend of Weise said that he brought the film over to a friend's house and skipped ahead to parts that showed two students planning and carrying out a school massacre. Although they talked about the film afterwards, Weise said and did nothing to make anyone suspect what he was planning.[7]
See also[link]
- Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, the students behind the Columbine High School massacre
- Bowling for Columbine, a documentary about gun violence in America with emphasis on the Columbine massacre
- Duck! The Carbine High Massacre, a film made in 2000 inspired by the Columbine High School massacre
- Heart of America, another film revolving around a fictionalized school massacre
- Zero Day, another film inspired by the Columbine High School massacre made in 2003
- The Only Way, a 2004 independent film inspired by the Columbine High School massacre
- 2:37, a 2006 film set in Australia that follows the same themes and style
References[link]
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Elephant". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4071982/year/2003.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ Lim, Dennis. "Film", Village Voice, 31 August 2004.
- ^ Cowan, Noah. "Cannes 2003", filmmakermagazine.com
- ^ Elephant at Rotten Tomatoes
- ^ "Elephant (2003)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2010-10-23.
- ^ Hancock, David. "Red Lake Shooting Conspiracy?", CBS/Associated Press, 30 March 2005.
- ^ "Suspected Red Lake shooter watched movie about a school attack ." KTVO-TV.
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