Elephant (2003 Cannes Palme d’Or Winner)

The fourth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 2003 features the Cannes Film Festival Palme d’Or winner Elephant. Written and directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Alex Frost, Eric Deulen, John Robinson and Elias McConnell, Elephant won three awards, including the Palme d’Or, at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

The contemporary reviews quoted in this episode come from Roger Ebert (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elephant-2003), Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2003/11/07/elephant-an-unforgettable-lesson-in-tragedy/df24d7e3-541e-4b13-9a77-09641ab8f061/), and Todd McCarthy in Variety (https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/elephant-2-1200541588/).

Please like, share, rate and comment on the show and this episode, and tune in for the next 2003 installment, featuring our documentary pick, Errol Morris’ The Fog of War.