James Benning
Casting a Glance/RR
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Add rightsFormat 2 x DVD Interzone
Original format 16mm
Year 2007-2012
Language(s) English
Artist(s) James Benning
Sous-titres German
Booklet 20 pages (German, English)
Running time 220 min
Films
CASTING A GLANCE (2007) 77'
JAMES BENNING: CASTING A GLANCE AT CASTING A GLANCE (2012) 17'
RR (2007) 107'
JAMES BENNING: RR - JB - QA (2012) 19'
Description
In casting a glance, one artist pays tribute to another: James Benning offers a filmic ode to Robert Smithson's celebrated earthwork sculpture, the Spiral Jetty. With RR, his homage to American railroads, the filmmaker closes an era by returning to the roots of cinema. Shot in parallel over a two-year period, these works mark James Benning's farewell to analog cinema and together constitute the profound "last words" on the filmic medium from one of its most singular innovators.
This 2-DVD set brings together these two films accompanied by rare audio interviews in which Benning recounts the experience of making his "last" films and offers a unique insight into his creative methods.