Gus Van Sant on MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO

Gus Van Sant Talks to AFI Conservatory Fellows about making his landmark New Queer Cinema film MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (1991).
0:00 Intro
0:27 My Own Private Idaho
1:54 The Actors
3:09 River Phoenix
6:11 Time Lapses
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[@Filmmaker809]

Genius Director, amazing River and Keanu made it beautiful.

[@fabianswartz]

such a stellar film! dope how River Phoenix was granted the creative liberty to direct his most renowned scene

[@chocolatemilkhotel96]

The whole film is amazing. There's just sooooo much to unpack there.

[@Bondoz007]

That film makes me so sad 😰

[@jude999]

date of this interview??

[@BallietBran]

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