Gus van sant s last days is a film about the death of kurt cobain. It is a fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely based on kurt cobain. With michael pitt, lukas haas, asia argento, scott patrick green. A moody, confused, perhaps drugadled rock star blake michael pitt who bears more than a coincidental resemblance to kurt cobain wanders aimlessly through a. Van sant brings a lyricism, a dreamy sensibility that infuses his detachment with sympathy. Music sonic youth revisit their friend kurt cobain in last days band contributed extensively to gus van sant s film based on nirvana founders life and death. Last days is filmmaker gus van sant s fictional meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but. Gus van sant has made three movies in which the camera follows young men as they wander toward their deaths. Starring michael pitt, lukas haas, asia argento, scott green, nicole vicius, ricky jay, ryan orion, harmony korine and kim gordon. There, from an enigmatic nobleman, joncour clandestinely obtains eggs to breed silkwormsand break the japanese stranglehold on the precious fabric. Interviews with the actors and crew flesh out van sant s techniques, and the general feel of the set. The art of last days, and all three of the films in gus van sant s trilogy on death, is the art of capturing and observing man before his inevitable demise.
Last days, gus van sants experimental film loosely inspired by kurt cobains, err, last days, is not one of his best, but its certainly not the worst the psycho remake, anyone. Last days is een amerikaanse film uit 2005 geregisseerd door gus van sant. A seattle musicians life and career are reminiscent to those of kurt. Sonic youth revisit their friend kurt cobain in last days. In gerry, the two characters are in a single area, the desert. Cqc chile cobertura premiere last days festival cannes. While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sant s imagination pursuing the final, lonely. In last days, the characters are generally in one house. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free. At the end of gus van sant s mesmerizing dream of a film, last days, the director adds a cautionary note. Kurt cobaininspired movie to imagine tortured last days. All three films resolutely refuse to find a message in the deaths.
Michael pitt lukas haas asia argento 2005 addicted to drugs, a seattle rock star. No famous death can take place in our society without being endlessly. From the first frames of gus van sant s last days 2005, the audience is introduced to a world of total isolation. Watch gus van sant s last days starring michael pitt in this drama on directv. Last days script transcript from the screenplay andor. Last days 2005 film, a 2005 film directed by gus van sant. While the film is directly influenced by the death of kurt cobain, last days is a fictional story. Watch gus van sants last days streaming online hulu. Gus van sant s wellmade last days has one insurmountable fault. His film is loosely based on the last days of nirvana rocker kurt cobain 19671994, starring michael pitt as a reclusive seattlearea musician named blake. Howard feinstein on gus van sants new film, last days. Minimalism and artcinema narration in gus van sants. Filmmaker gus van sant wrote and directed this meditation on stardom and its costs, inspired in part by the life and death of rock musician kurt cobain. Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the gus van sant directed movie via subscription can be difficult, so.
Thats matt dillon as bob hughes in gus van sant s drugstore cowboy, offering one last revelatory insight via voiceover narration toward the end of. Resonating with grace, it perfectly bookends gus van sant. With a gus van sant retrospective currently playing at new yorks metrograph cinema until july 12, weve reposted the three interviews we did with the director for his celebrated death trilogy. The film stars michael pitt as the character blake, based on kurt cobain. All 17 of his films, ranked worst to best, include milk, good will hunting, drugstore cowboy. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of last days. Van sant s ability to manipulate film technique in order to mirror and emphasise the content of his story is palpable throughout the entirety of the film.
It is a fictionalized account of the last days of a musician, loosely. Fancy watching last days in the comfort of your own home. Kurt cobaininspired movie to imagine tortured last days gus van sant drama promises to ask more questions than it answers. Gus van sant s last days was bound to be be misunderstood from the get go.
Depressed and unsure of what to do with himself or his success, blake wanders about the rundown mansion he. While i can understand and respect the choice to follow only blakes last days, nonetheless, the absence of connection in the film becomes tiresome and the repeated behaviors is slightly confusing. Start your free trial to watch gus van sant s last days and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. In addition to being a successful film director, van sant is also a published author his first novel, pink, was published in 1997, a musician two solo albums gus van sant and 18 songs about golf were released on the poptones label in late.
A few months prior to the release of last days significant chatter emerged on the internet. If your cloud dvr fills up, well make space by deleting your oldest recordings marked save until space is needed first. Last days this is the final instalment of gus van sant s trilogy of the disenfranchised and the alienated human condition. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. In this film inspired by deceased nirvana front man kurt cobain, brilliantbuttortured musician blake michael pitt becomes overwhelmed by the demands made on him by his fame and so retreats to a large mansion in the woods. This film follows blake as he detaches himself from life, seeking refuge in the woods behind his home as his personal tragedy unfolds. The long takes of the humans that inhabit the cinematic realities of gerry, elephant and last day s are the final beams of light that enter the lens of the camera before these characters. An insecure rock stars final moments before suicide are documented in this moving drama. The making of gus van sant s last days is, in some ways, very similar to the film itself. Last days 2005 a gus van sant film about kurt cobain. Gus van sant is a brilliant director, however, last days never quite achieves the level of quiet brilliance as its two minimalist predecessors. It began with gerry dealing with two guys trapped in a desert with no way of finding civilisation again and continued with elephant dealing loosely with the columbine school killings. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title last days.
Last days is filmmaker gus van sant s meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but troubled, musician in the final hours of his life. Last days or end time is the time period described by the eschatology of various religions. It was released to theaters in the united states on july 22, 2005 and was produced by hbo. Michael pitt, lukas haas, asia argento, scott patrick green, nicole vicius, ricky jay, ryan orion, harmony korine. The main problem is that the director has chosen to evoke the memory of kurt cobain so directly that it will be the only way for the vast majority of viewers to approach the film. Last days 2005 watch hot english movies free online moviehdz. It has to be next to impossible to make an engaging movie about a depressed, suicidal, antisocial rock star, but writerdirector gus van sant probably comes about as close as can be. Gus van sant s last days explores the sounds of silenceand suicide. Last days, which is informed by the suicide of kurt cobain, is a hauntingly beautiful tone poem. Michael pitt plays blake, a rock star who is and is not kurt cobain, in gus van sant s last days.
While the name of the main character has been changed from kurt to blake and the setting of the suicide changed from a greenhouse in seattle to a greenhouse in upstate new york, theres no mistaking this film is the product of van sant s imagination pursuing the final, lonely moments of the great 90s icon. Although inspired by the last days of kurt cobain, the film ends with a disclaimer. Blake michael pitt is the leader of an influential alternative rock band who has unexpectedly won a large degree of fame and fortune. Its true that last days isnt a film for everyone, nirvana fans are best to stay well away as the sight of their icon in a dress might send a shiver down their spines, but those who are willing to simply be with the character of blake, body and mind, for 90 mins are in for something special. You can watch recordings anytime, anywhere with your cloud dvr.