Explore alan clarkes innovative use of steadicam with this exclusive video essay. Diese in letzter zeit etwas strapazierte erzahlmethode gewinnt in elephant. V clubs film critics and readers to share their thoughts, observations, and opinions on movies new and old. As part of blue undergrounds alan clarke collection, elephant shares disk space with clarkes final work, the firm, which is the only film in the set not to have much in the way of extras. Allan clarke biography, albums, streaming links allmusic.
For those who dont know it, alan clarke s 39minutelong film is nothing more than a series of scenes depicting one or more men quietly and efficiently gunning down some other man, either in the victims own home, or in a public restroom, or in the street, etc. Alan clarkes elephant 1989 and gus van sants elephant 2003. I think thats an idea to remember while watching alan clarke s elephant. Two films reflecting on the 1980s in northern ireland. Nov 12, 2010 alan clarkes tv drama elephant didnt fuck about. Alan clarke is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos. The alan clarke collection scum made in britain the firm elephant. Along with ken loach poor cow and mike leigh high hopes, alan clarke was one of britains leading television and film producerdirectors in the 1970s and 80s, specializing in works of social realism, i. The firm elephant rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Uk politics alan clarks life in quotes alan clark will be rembered for his wit and indiscret remarks tory politician alan clark will be remembered more for his frank and entertaining diaries and his outspoken remarks than for his time as a minister. Elephant by alan clarke a movie to download, on vod and legal streaming lacinetek.
Elephants are large mammals of the family elephantidae and the order proboscidea. In 1991 a documentary on him director alan clarke by corin campbellhill aired on british tv. Alan clarke was neglected for a long time by television scholars and, because all but three of his approximately sixteen screen credits between 1967 and 1989 were for television, film scholars. It remains intensely ambiguous, featuring no music or commentary and very little dialogue. The firm elephant rent movies and tv shows on dvd and. Alan b clarke was born circa 1902, at birth place, michigan, to charles l clarke and lizzie m clarke.
Elephant is without question alan clarkes bleakest film. Dave rolinson uses original research to examine the development of clarke s career from the theatre and the studio system of provocative television play strands of the 1960s and 1970s, to the increasingly. Features an interview with filmmaker alan clarke, clips from scum, elephant, road and scum. Alan clarke is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Aug 10, 2017 elephant, which was broadcast only once, on the bbc, was among the most alarming and experimental works shown on british television and the apotheosis of the career of its director, alan clarke. Apr, 2015 this book uncovers the full range of his work from the mythic fantasy of pendas fen, to the radical short film on terrorism, elephant. David hare recalls clarke making an analogy between 1930s and 40s hollywood and the bbc as a place in which a director could do a lot of different work kelly, alan clarke, p.
October 2000summer 2004 and i think the contact chapter in particular. Alan clarke at the bbc 19691989 is available on bfi bluray and dvd now. Elephant the 1989 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Alan clarkes unflinching realism might be too much for some viewers.
Elephant is without question alan clarke s bleakest film. This film was made for british television in 1988, the last film by its controversial creator alan clarke. Rent the firm elephant 2004 starring gary oldman and lesley manville on dvd and bluray. The films of alan clarke remain among the most controversial and. Stephen gilbert, alan clarke obituary, guardian, 26 july 1990, p. Wr304 the essential alan clarke wrong reel productions. Despite having come out of the remarkably fertile mid60s moment when british television fostered a generation of socially conscious, singularly prickly subversives ken loach, mike leigh, peter watkins, clarkes reputation rests primarily on three lateperiod tv dramas designed to test viewers. It was a shame that the paperback was just a straight reprint because most of it was written in the restrictive logistical circumstances of my ph. Alan clarke, director of scum and the firm, is a director of men. The film is set in northern ireland during the troubles and its title comes from bernard maclavertys description of the conflict as the elephant in our living room a reference to the collective denial of the underlying social problems of northern ireland. Alan clarke s unflinching realism might be too much for some viewers. He was working with stoke art pottery for a while but found it too much to work on a regular basis at present. Elephant 1988 is the most extreme example, a 16mm colour film of eighteen killings in northern ireland.
Gary oldman elephant alan clarke interview youtube. This article builds upon one subsection of chapter 3 of dave rolinson, alan clarke manchester. The films of alan clarke august 4 august 20 filmmaker alan clarke is acknowledged within the uk as one of the finest british directors of the last half century, but no doubt thanks to the fact that the vast majority of his films were made for television his work is more talked about than seen here in the u. Manchester university press, 2005, which was reissued in paperback in 2011. At just 40 minutes, elephant is the shortest film in the collection but still boasts an excellent extra in the shape of a commentary track by producer danny boyle and critic mark kermode. Northern ireland, elephant presents a succession of onetake scenes in which. In the firm, gary oldman stars as the leader of a gang of football hooligans.
Comparison between elephant alan clarke, 1989 and elephant gus van sant, 2003. Tim roth, terry richards, bill stewart, eric richard, geoffrey hutchings. Film screenings programs retrospectives the elephant in the room. Allan john clarke born 31 july 1946 in short heath, willenhall, staffordshire, nicknamed sniffer, is a former footballer who played in the football league for walsall, fulham, leicester city, leeds united and barnsley, and won 19 international caps for england. And yet, it was one of the most powerful and disturbing films made by the bbc during the 1980s and there has been nothing like it since.
An ivory fabric patterned with pastel blue, green and pink elephants. The british television director alan clarke is primarily associated with the visceral social realism of such works as his banned borstal play scum, and his study of football hooliganism, the firm. This set included the first official release of the 1976 documentary bukovsky alongside interviews. This film is the living embodiment of one of my favourite david fincher quotes. Contact was released on dvd and bluray by the bfi in 2016, both within their excellent alan clarke collection and, on bluray, on its own.
Today ive been watching some of alan clarkes amazing films about northern ireland. Erst spater erfuhr van sant, dass clarke seinen film so genannt hat, weil er. Clarkes camera follows roths character in a series of long takes. A memory of alan clark, who has died aged 71, is of a lean figure standing just below the government side gangway in the commons, legs apart, arms folded, head tilted back, asking a question so. Alan clarkes bleak film depicts a succession of eighteen violent murders around belfast. Elephant, which was broadcast only once, on the bbc, was among the most alarming and experimental works shown on british television and the. Elephant, which was broadcast only once, on the bbc, was among the most alarming and experimental works shown on british television and the apotheosis of the career of its director, alan clarke. Elephant by alan clarke partie 1 video dailymotion. No survey of the unregulated border between television and film is complete without a discussion of alan clarke, a true original among british tv directorsand probably of elephant, the roughly 40minute, minimalist artpieceslash.
Dave rolinson uses original research to examine the development of clarkes career from the theatre and the studio system of provocative television play strands of the 1960s and 1970s, to the increasingly. Alan clarke historical records and family trees myheritage. This book uncovers the full range of his work from the mythic fantasy of penda. Elephant alan clarke 1989 gus van sant 2003 anglais. He is taking commissions and may start to produce some general pieces but at the high end of the market. Rent the firm elephant 2004 on dvd and bluray netflix. The killings are left unexplained and are seemingly motiveless, providing a. Download alan clarke ebook epub pdf fb2 video dailymotion. The movie is so simplistic,but thats why it works so well. Essentially a compilation of eighteen murders on the streets of belfast, without explanatory narrative or characterisation and shot in a cold, dispassionate documentary style, the film succinctly captures the horror of sectarian killing. Bibliography kelly, richard ed, alan clarke london. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. The other elephant and the art of contextfree tv violence film. A depiction of a series of violent killings in northern ireland with no clue as to exactly who is responsible.
Alan clarke, bbc, christine, elephant, made in britain, rita sue and bob too, scum, the firm. The title for clarkes drama was inspired by a quote from writer bernard maclaverty, claiming that the troubles were as easy to ignore as an elephant in your livingroom for those living in northern ireland but perhaps suggesting that after a time, everyone has learned to live with it. The british television director alan clarke is primarily associated with the visceral social realism of such works as his banned borstal play, scum, and his study of football hooliganism, the firm. Realist film and television after alan clarke centre for modern. Jul 19, 20 the british television director alan clarke is primarily associated with the visceral social realism of such works as his banned borstal play, scum, and his study of football hooliganism, the firm. The inyourface films of alan clarke the new york times. Elephant is a 1989 british short film directed by alan clarke and produced by danny boyle. Clarke s camera follows roths character in a series of long takes. Two cinema shorts explore noted british television and film producer alan clarke s equally pioneering efforts as a director. Gary oldman elephant alan clarke interview nikoleta niagolova. Sant ubrigens einem dokumentarfilm des briten alan clarke uber nordirland entlehnt. In the film that the village voice hails as clarke s masterpiece and would become the direct inspiration for gus van sants awardwinning movie of the same name, clarke and producer danny boyle trainspotting, 28 days later explore the political violence of northern ireland via the stark and. Two species are traditionally recognised, the african elephant loxodonta africana and the asian elephant elephas maximus, although some evidence suggests that african bush elephants and african forest elephants are separate species l.
Please click the link below to receive your verification email. A second extra, memories of elephant is actually five minutes of extracts from the documentary alan clarke. Alan clarke and producer danny boyle trainspotting, 28 days later explore the political violence of northern ireland via the stark and brutal depiction of eighteen separatist murders. Of course, it is a film, but whats happening on screen isnt fiction, it isnt made for entertainment. The movie has a great feel,it was constructed with a series of steadicam set ups. Im not sure what, exactly, i have to say about this one. Jun 08, 2016 explore alan clarke s innovative use of steadicam with this exclusive video essay. It is shot entirely on location with completely unknown actors. Set in northern ireland, the film depicts a series of seemingly random killings. Elephant is available to watch free on vudu free and stream, download, buy on demand at amazon.
The 1989 film elephant consists of 18 scenes of gun killings. His own man, made by film four to accompany a season of his films screened in 2000, and is comprised of short interviews with writer and broadcaster howard schumann, clarke s daughter molly, the firm star gary oldman and writerdirector. The film is set in northern ireland during the troubles and its title comes from bernard maclavertys description of the conflict as the elephant in our living room a reference to the collective denial of the underlying social problems of northern ireland produced by bbc northern ireland, it first. This book uncovers the full range of his work from the mythic fantasy of pendas fen, to the radical short film on terrorism, elephant. Create a free family tree for yourself or for alan clarke and well search for valuable new information for you. However,made in britain is a definitive study of the criminal mind. Dave rolinson uses original research to examine the development of clarke s career.