格斯·范·桑特(Gus Van Sant),全名小格斯·格林·范·桑特,美国电影导演、编剧、摄影师、音乐家与作家。他曾二度以《心灵捕手》与《米尔克》入围奥斯卡最佳导演,并于2003年戛纳电影节以电影《大象》拿下金棕榈奖。 他以拍摄电视广告起家,1985年完成首部电影作品《夜深沉,爱难吟》,获得1987年洛杉矶影评人协会最佳独立电影,打开知名度。 现定居于奥瑞冈州的波特兰。 Gus Green Van Sant, Jr.[1] (born July 24, 1952) is an American film director, screenwriter, painter, photographer, musician and author who has earned acclaim as both an independent and more mainstreamfilmmaker. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures, in particular homosexuality; as such, Van Sant is considered one of the most prominent auteurs of the New Queer Cinema movement.