Review of Elephant (1993) by Sean S — 03 Oct 2009

Full marks for Van Sant. Genius directing... out of the box. He brought up a serious issue and seriously delivered it.

This review of Elephant (1993) was written by Sean S on 03 Oct 2009.

Elephant has generally received positive reviews.

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