Gus Van Sant's Constant Thematic and Cinematic Elements
The differences in these films could not be more blatant, and yet Gus Van Sant has found a way to portray the same messages and use the same techniques in each.
It’s No Use Crying
The performer’s upside down frontal head fills the monitor, staring into the camera trying not to blink for the duration of a recording of Ray Charles’ “It’s No Use Crying”.
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The performer’s upside down frontal head fills the monitor, staring into the camera trying not to blink for the duration of a recording of Ray Charles’ “It’s No Use Crying”.
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