Gus Van Sant Double Pack (DVD) (UK Import)

Directed by Gus van Sant

Starring: Doug Cooeyate, Sam Downey, Ray Monge, Tim Streeter, Nyla McCarthy, Robert Lee Pitchlynn, Gabe Nevins, Daniel Liu, Taylor Momsen, Jake Miller, Lauren McKinney, Winfield Jackson, Joe Schweitzer, Dillon Hines, Brad Peterson, Emma Nevins, Oliver Garnier
Contributors: Gus van Sant, Peter Dammann, Karen Kitchen, Creighton Lindsay, David Allen Cress, Charles Gilbert, Marin Karmitz, Nathanael Karmitz, Neil Kopp
Studio: Palisades Tartan
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 9 Nov 2009
Originally Issued: 2007
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 160 minutes

Description

Two films by Gus Van Sant. Van Sant's debut feature is 'Mala Noche' (1985), a gritty slice-of-life drama made on a shoestring budget that set the template for his later work. Portland liquor store manager Walt (Tim Streeter), who is gay, encounters two handsome illegal Mexican immigrants.

Besotted by the young Johnny (Doug Cooeyate), who speaks no English, Walt becomes the protector of the two boys, teaching them how to drive and trying to learn Spanish in order to get closer to them. With Johnny coldly indifferent to Walt's attentions, the desire appears to be strictly one-sided, but this doesn't prevent the friendship developing into one of mutual needs and desires. 'Paranoid Park' (2007) is a drama based on Blake Nelson's novel.

The film follows 16-year-old skateboarder Alex (Gabe Nevins), who accidentally kills a security guard outside Paranoid Park, Portland's most infamous skateboarding park. When he decides to say nothing, he takes on a crushing burden of guilt - with huge ramifications.

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