Elephant

Elephant2003

R Film · Crime, Drama · 81 min · Sep 20, 2003 Cannes Best Director Award2003 +5 Awards: wins 2, nominations 4
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An ordinary high school day. Except that it's not.

Several ordinary high school students go through their daily routine as two others prepare for something more malevolent.

Gus Van Sant
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Jonathan Rosenbaum · Chicago Reader 100.00/100.00

The effect is riveting and telling--not always realistic (none of the characters carry cell phones) but often enlightening.

Futurismus 4.00/5.00

这样的跟拍长镜头看起来和其运镜转场方式和《鸟人》如出一辙,但实际其时空观念却截然不同于《鸟人》的线性时间,而是通过不断地插叙、倒叙和闪回,实现的非线性共时并置叙事——不,准确地说应属于昆德拉意义的“结构复调”,每一个片段都各不相干但最后交织共鸣构成一张网。运用跟拍长镜头不断转换人物和角色视点,实现“一次情节,多次叙述”,也就是热奈特意义上的“多重内聚焦”,也就是昆汀《低俗小说》里展现的“神迹”,明明在第一段故事里死去的配角到第三段故事里又复活过来了而且成了主角。 好久没看到这种同时兼顾复杂形式和事件与语言的电影。前65分钟看起来各不相干的并置叙事,都是为了给最后15分钟织出一张复调之网。片中缓缓流泻的蓝天像是布宜诺斯艾利斯的深海湍流。平静生活下的暗流。 (发现想看的标签居然是蔡明亮

Roger Ebert · Chicago Sun-Times 100.00/100.00

It simply looks at the day as it unfolds, and that is a brave and radical act; it refuses to supply reasons and assign cures, so that we can close the case and move on.

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