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| '''''Elephant''''' is a 1989 British [[short film]] directed by [[Alan Clarke]] and produced by [[Danny Boyle]]. The film is set in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]] and its title comes from [[Bernard MacLaverty|Bernard MacLaverty's]] description of the conflict as "[[Elephant in the room|the elephant in our living room]]" — a reference to the collective denial of the underlying social problems of Northern Ireland. Produced by [[BBC Northern Ireland]], it first screened on [[BBC2]] in 1989. The film was first conceived by Boyle, who was working as a producer for BBC Northern Ireland at the time.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/drama/productions/past/singles1985.shtml] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/2005051...ma/productions/past/singles1985.shtml|date=13 May 2005}}</ref> | '''''Elephant''''' is a 1989 British [[short film]] directed by [[Alan Clarke]] and produced by [[Danny Boyle]]. The film is set in [[Northern Ireland]] during [[the Troubles]] and its title comes from [[Bernard MacLaverty|Bernard MacLaverty's]] description of the conflict as "[[Elephant in the room|the elephant in our living room]]" — a reference to the collective denial of the underlying social problems of Northern Ireland. Produced by [[BBC Northern Ireland]], it first screened on [[BBC2]] in 1989. The film was first conceived by Boyle, who was working as a producer for BBC Northern Ireland at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=
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| 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 [[16mm film|16mm]] film with much of it filmed using a [[steadicam]] and features a series of [[tracking shot]]s, a technique the director used regularly. The grainy 16mm film, together with the lack of dialogue, plot, narrative and music, give the film a cold, observational [[documentary]] feel. Nothing is learnt about any of the gunmen or victims. Each of the murders is carried out calmly and casually; in one scene the gunman is seen to drive away slowly, even stopping to give way for traffic. Most of the vignettes end with the camera lingering on the motionless body of the victim. | 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 [[16mm film|16mm]] film with much of it filmed using a [[steadicam]] and features a series of [[tracking shot]]s, a technique the director used regularly. The grainy 16mm film, together with the lack of dialogue, plot, narrative and music, give the film a cold, observational [[documentary]] feel. Nothing is learnt about any of the gunmen or victims. Each of the murders is carried out calmly and casually; in one scene the gunman is seen to drive away slowly, even stopping to give way for traffic. Most of the vignettes end with the camera lingering on the motionless body of the victim. |
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 "*****" to stop. The killing has "*****" to stop.' Instinctively, without an intellectual process, it becomes a gut reaction."<ref>[
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| 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 "*****" to stop. The killing has "*****" to stop.' Instinctively, without an intellectual process, it becomes a gut reaction."<ref>{{Cite web |author=Slarek |url=http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/dvd/reviews/e/elephant.html |title=The way of the gun |date=2004-11-12 |website=DVD Outsider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061025001533/http://www.dvdoutsider.co.uk/dvd/reviews/e/elephant.html |archive-date=2006-10-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
| The film is a clear influence on [[Gus Van Sant|Gus Van Sant's]] 2003 film ''[[Elephant (2003 film)|Elephant]]'', based on the [[Columbine High School Massacre]]. Van Sant's film borrowed not only Clarke's title, but also closely mirrors his [[Minimalism|minimalist]] style.<ref>{{cite web |author=Dennis Lim |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0436,lim,56529,20.html |title=Film |publisher=Village Voice |date=2004-08-31 |accessdate=2014-05-19 |archive-date=22 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622172614/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0436,lim,56529,20.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/cannes2003.php |title=Web Articles: CANNES 2003 |publisher=Filmmaker Magazine |date= |accessdate=2014-05-19}}</ref> | The film is a clear influence on [[Gus Van Sant|Gus Van Sant's]] 2003 film ''[[Elephant (2003 film)|Elephant]]'', based on the [[Columbine High School Massacre]]. Van Sant's film borrowed not only Clarke's title, but also closely mirrors his [[Minimalism|minimalist]] style.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lim |first=Dennis |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0436,lim,56529,20.html |title=Film |website=[[The Village Voice]] |date=2004-08-31 |accessdate=2014-05-19 |archive-date=22 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622172614/http://www.villagevoice.com/film/0436,lim,56529,20.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Cowan |first=Noah |url=http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/archives/online_features/cannes2003.php |title=CANNES 2003 |website=[[Filmmaker (magazine)|Filmmaker Magazine]] |date=2003-06-27 |accessdate=2014-05-19 |archive-date=2004-12-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2004121...om:80/archives/online_features/cannes2003.php |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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