James Benning

James Benning

Over the past thirty-five years James Benning (b. 1942) has played a central role in the history of American independent cinema by offering his rigorously structured yet wonderfully graceful films as extended meditations on the American landscape and its social and environmental histories. Benning’s life and work have been shaped by his passionate wanderlust—born in Milwaukee, he lived for intervals in Colorado, the Missouri Ozarks, Illinois and Oklahoma before settling in Val Verde, California in 1987, with car and motorcycle journeys around the country generating such films as I-94 (1975) and Four Corners (1997). His career has been equally restless, ranging from his early experimentation with an avant-garde aesthetic to his embrace, during the 1980s and 90s, of explicitly autobiographical elements and increased human content. With his “California Trilogy” (2000-2001) Benning entered a new phase, refining his formalist style and political concerns while distilling his abiding interest in place and exacting organizational structures.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
    Birthday
    12/28/1942
James Benning: Circling the Image
James Benning: Circling the Image
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Coming to Terms
Coming to Terms
7.2
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
6.4
The United States of America
The United States of America
7.6
thinking of red
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Used Innocence
5.8
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
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L. Cohen
L. Cohen
5.6
Telemundo
Telemundo
3.5
Benning's Dream
Benning's Dream
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中孚 61. The Inner Truth
中孚 61. The Inner Truth
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She Dies Tomorrow
She Dies Tomorrow
5.2
On Paradise Road
On Paradise Road
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