Elephant

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Elephant
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R,1hr 21min
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October 24, 2003
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Fine Line Features
Synopsis: Director Gus Van Sant returned to the low-key style of his early independent efforts with this semi-improvised exploration of how violence makes its way into a typical American high school. Eric (Eric Deulen) and Alex (Alex Frost) are two close friends who are students in a well-to-do suburb of Portland, OR. Eric and Alex are at once ordinary and misfits; while they seem to be confined to the edges of the clique-oriented social strata of high school, little about their behavior draws attention to ... Full Synopsis
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The atmosphere is hypo-stylized, vividly generic and worse than real, like a doomy Frederick Wiseman documentary. Full Review
Metascore
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70
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
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Diane Keaton attends the New York premiere of "Elephant" on Oct. 10, 2003.
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