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Last days - Michael Pitt, Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Green, Gus Van Sant
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Movie propaganda
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. Michael Pitt stars as Blake, an introspective artist who is buckling under the weight of fame, professional obligations, and a mounting feeling of isolation. Last days follows Blake through a handful of hours he spends in and near his wooded home, a fugitive from his own life. It is a period of random moments and fractured consciousness, fused by spontaneous bursts of rock and roll. Expanding on the elliptical style forged in his two previous films, Gerry and the Palme d'Or-winning Elephant, Van Sant layers images and sounds to articulate an emotional landscape, creating a dynamic work about a soul in transition.
Dwarfed by towering trees, Blake slowly makes his way through dense woods. He scrambles down an embankment to a fresh spring, and undresses for a short swim. The next morning, he returns to his house, an elegant, if neglected, stone mansion.
Many people are looking for Blake - his friends, his managers and record label, even a private detective - but he does not want to be found. In the haze of his final hours, Blake will spend most of his time by himself. He avoids the people who are living in his house, who approach him only when they want something, be it money or help with a song. He hides from one concerned friend, and turns away another. He visits politely with a stranger from the Yellow Pages sales department and he ducks into an underground rock club. He wanders through the woods and he plays a new song, one last rock and roll blow out. Finally, alone in the greenhouse, Blake will look and listen - and seek release.
Although this film is inspired by the last days of Kurt Cobain, it is a work of fiction and none of the characters or events portrayed in the film are real.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama Kurt Cobain biopic suicide Seattle music death
Persons of interest
- Michael Pitt .... Blake
- Lukas Haas .... Luke
- Asia Argento .... Asia
- Scott Green .... Scott
- Nicole Vicius .... Nicole
- Ricky Jay .... Detective
- Ari Tomais .... Detective
- Ryan Orion .... Donovan
- Thadeus A Thomas .... Yellow Book Seller
- Gus Van Sant .... Screenwriter
- Gus Van Sant .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Last days official movie site
- Last days film production notes
- Last days QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival 2005: Won: Technical Grand Prize: For the sound design (Leslie Shatz); Nominated: Golden Palm (Gus Van Sant)
- Independent Spirit Awards 2006: Nominated: Best cinematography (Harris Savides)
- See also Kurt and Courtney, The Devil and Daniel Johnston
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Theatrical report
Last days is a cinematic experience. Nothing much happens (in that respect it's almost a reality movie) but what does happen happens with great realism; Last days could almost be a Dogme 95 movie. Very art-house. The soundscape is awesome. Because there's no plot it is difficult to watch this film to the end but if you can handle plotlessness you'll be very impressed with Last days.
Security censorship classification
M (Adult themes, moderate coarse language)
Surveillance time
97 minutes (1:37 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 1 September 2005
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