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Elliott’s Suicide
UNITED STATES · 2007

Elliott’s Suicide

Kenneth Anger
tribute to musician death and mourning memorial culture fan devotion parade imagery
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Synopsis

A homage to the late American singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, Elliott’s Suicide is a sentimental 15 minute tribute, lacking Anger’s usual irony for obvious reasons. The film begins with shots of friends’ and fans’ last words written on Smith’s memorial on Sunset Boulevard, then to footage of a Macy’s parade, focusing closely on the oddly outfitted participants, some in renaissance attire, cowboys

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