May 2012 24
“In order to construct a story, you’re not really pondering what you’re looking at.”
– Gus Van Sant
Gus Van Sant has made many films which have become touchstones for generations such as Drugstore Cowboy, Good Will Hunting and Elephant. His latest one, Last Days, tackles the early ’90s by doing a fictional story of the last three days of Kurt Cobain’s life.
The Cobain-like character [played by Michael Pitt] wanders around his desolate property inviting in Mormons and salesmen to say whatever they want to him while he grunts. The various supporting characters drift in and out of the film almost like dreams. Last Days chronicles the story of a man who has everything but is very depressed.
Read our exclusive interview with Gus Van Sant on SuicideGirls.com.
