Director: Gus Van Sant Starring: Casey Affleck, Matt Damon
2003
Gus Van Sant's Gerry is a very slow and beautiful and compelling movie about a couple of brash dudes, played by Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, who get lost in the stony pink grandeur of the California desert. Casually, they slip off the trail and try to get back, only to discover that Death Valley, in its beckoning vastness, has swallowed them up. The young men, who call each other by the mutual nickname Gerry, keep thinking that they're going to find their way out. They hike up and down rock formations, certain that the highway is over the next crest, but before long it's clear that they aren't getting anywhere.
Gerry is more an experiment than a fully formed movie. It’s a film made for filmmakers and cinematographers. It’s a demo reel that shows what you can do with a small budget and a portable crew. The masses may not be interested, but film afficionados should take notice.
1 comment:
i've only seen 'my own private idaho' and 'paris, je t'aime' (and 'paranoid park' in pieces) directedby gus van sant. both most impressing but also different films.
i like his style! (finally i'm going to see this one because of the story seems to be interesting)
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