Gus Van Sant (Gus Van Sant)

born July 24, 1953 in Louisville (Kentucky, USA). Educated in Rhode - Aylendskoy art school, where he studied painting specialty `` and `movies`. As director and writer Gus Van Sant made his debut in the 1986 film `Mala Noche`, an event which became an independent American cinema. Following his films, 'Drugstore Cowboy', 'My Own Private Idaho', `Mayor of Castro Street ', though not provoked strong criticism of delight, were taken with approval. However, after the triumph of the tapes' To die for ... `in Cannes is no one left in any doubt that Van Sant is firmly established in Hollywood. Success is `Good Will Hunting 'only confirmed his great talent of the director's talent.