Last Days

Gus Van Sant (“Drugstore Cowboy”) crafted this mesmerizing, fictional portrait of a troubled musician, whose life parallels that of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. An alt-rocker (Michael Pitt) contemplates release from the ennui and loneliness of his stardom. The cast includes Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Ricky Jay, Scott Green and musician Kim Gordon of the band Sonic Youth., Michael Pitt stars in Gus Van Sant’s thinly-veiled story of Kurt Cobain’s life. Pitt plays the charismatic yet troubled leader of an alternative rock band whose days are spent in his mansion avoiding hangers-on and fans., (2005) Michael Pitt stars in Gus Van Sant’s thinly-veiled story of Kurt Cobain’s life. Pitt plays the charismatic yet troubled leader of an alternative rock band whose days are spent in his mansion avoiding hangers-on and fans, his life categorised by the mundane and meaningless. It is an existence that seems set for profound change… With Lukas Haas, Asia Argento and Scott Patrick Green. M,R,S., In this mesmerizing fictional portrait, an alt-rocker contemplates release from the ennui of his stardom, which parallels the life of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain. An introspective artist named Blake feels lonely and burdened by the weight of fame, drug addiction and professional obligations. He avoids people around him and decides to get away from this chaos spending his last days all by himself., An HBO Original by Gus Van Sant on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant but troubled musician in the final hours of his life., A musician contemplates release from the ennui of his stardom in this fictional portrait that parallels the life of Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain., Filmmaker Gus Van Sant wrote and directed this meditation on stardom and its costs, inspired in part by the life and death of rock musician Kurt Cobain. Blake (Michael Pitt) is the leader of an influential alternative rock band who has unexpectedly won a large degree of fame and fortune. Depressed and unsure of what to do with himself or his success, Blake wanders about the run-down mansion he calls home and the visits the woods nearby. While a handful of friends live with Blake, he prefers to avoid them, as they often seem more interested in money or help with their music than in his friendship; meanwhile, Blake is also confronted by a handful of fans, his agent, and a gentleman who sells advertising space in a telephone directory and has no idea who Blake is. As Blake goes through the motions of his day, he tries to decide what he should do next, and what might finally free him from his ennui. Shot and edited in the same languid, low-key manner as his films Elephant and Gerry, Last Days also stars Lukas Haas, Asia Argento, Scott Green, Ricky Jay, and Harmony Korine. Kim Gordon of the band Sonic Youth also appears in the film, while her husband and bandmate Thurston Moore was a consultant for the musical score; both were friends of Kurt Cobain and toured in tandem with Nirvana on several occasions.