The United States of America (film)

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The United States of America is a 1975 film by James Benning[1] and Bette Gordon.[2][3][4]

Summary[]

A conceptual bicentennial film dealing with spatial and temporal spaces about two travelers in their car alongside the relationships to changes in America (political, social and geographical) from New York to Los Angeles.[5][6]

Legacy[]

The Criterion Channel describes it as "one of the major works of the structuralist film movement of the 1970s".[7]

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References[]

  1. ^ MacDonald, Scott (1992). A Critical Cinema: Interviews with Independent Filmmakers. Vol. 2. University of California Press. p. 220. ISBN 9780520079182.
  2. ^ Brunner-Sung, Vera (May 2008). "James Benning edited by Barbara Pichler and Claudia Slanar". Senses of Cinema. No. 47. Archived from the original on April 18, 2014. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  3. ^ Lampert, Andrew. "Bette Gordon Films from Anthology Film Archives". Aurora Picture Show. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  4. ^ "Directed by Bette Gordon". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Ortega, Marcos (November 21, 2012). "Out of the past: Film restoration today". Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  6. ^ Lampert, Andrew. "Bette Gordon Program: Anthology Preservations". Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "The United States of America". The Criterion Channel. Retrieved May 30, 2021.

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