美利坚合众国

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  • JamesBenning’sfirstfilmcalledTheUnitedStatesofAmericawasa1975tripacrossthecountry, capturingitsscenerythroughacarwindshield.Thissecondonealsocrisscrossesthenation, butwithoutacar, carvingitupinsteadintoaseriesofstaticshotsofjustundertwominutes, oneforeachstate, presentedalphabetically, fromHeronBay, AlabamatoKelly, Wyoming.Thenamesoftheplacesarenondescript, buttheimagesattachedtothemareanythingbut, immaculatelycomposedshotsoflandscape, cityscapeandthespacesinbetween.AswemovefromAtoZ, theimagescoalesceintoaportraitoftoday’sUSA, tracingoutitsfaultlinesalmostinpassing:fenced-offfacilities, ariverbedrunningdry, factoriesandrefineries, run-downstreetsandgasstations, acampunderabridge.Thepastistheretoo, seepingupthroughthesongsandspeechesthatsporadicallypiercethebackgroundnoiseorthemotifsthatevokeawholecareer;theclouds, trainsandcabinsarestand-insforfilms, notjuststates.Asalways, there’stimeformoreabstractthoughtstoo:eachimagemaystandforastate, butrepresentativityisslippery.Whichstateismorecinematicthantherest?

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