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导演：詹姆斯·班宁
编剧：詹姆斯·班宁
上映时间：2022-02-11(柏林电影节)
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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?
