Elephant (1989 film)
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| Directed by | Alan Clarke |
| Produced by | Danny Boyle |
| Cinematography | Philip Dawson John Ward |
| Edited by | Don O'Donovan |
| Distributed by | BBC Northern Ireland |
Release date | 25 January 1989 (UK) |
Running time | 38 minutes |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Language | English |
Elephant is a 1989 British
The film, which contains very little dialogue, depicts eighteen murders and is partly based on actual events drawn from police reports at the time. It is shot with
As with several of Clarke's films, Elephant received high praise and attracted controversy. After watching the film, Clarke's contemporary David Leland wrote: "I remember lying in bed, watching it, thinking, 'Stop, Alan, you can't keep doing this.' And the cumulative effect is that you say, 'It's got to stop. The killing has got to stop.' Instinctively, without an intellectual process, it becomes a gut reaction."[2]
The film is a clear influence on
References
- ^ "Past Productions - Singles 1985-1989". BBC Northern Ireland. Archived from the original on 13 May 2005.
- ^ Slarek (12 November 2004). "The way of the gun". DVD Outsider. Archived from the original on 25 October 2006.
- ^ Lim, Dennis (31 August 2004). "Film". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 22 June 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
- ^ Cowan, Noah (27 June 2003). "CANNES 2003". Filmmaker Magazine. Archived from the original on 14 December 2004. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
External links
- Elephant at IMDb
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