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James Benning
Directing

James Benning
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1942-12-28,Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
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.

Filmography

James Benning: Circling the Image

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James Benning: Circling the Image
2003-11-30

Coming to Terms

7.2

Coming to Terms
2013-11-24

California Trilogy

California Trilogy

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater

6.4

Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater
2013-09-03

The United States of America

7.6

The United States of America
1975-03-05

thinking of red

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thinking of red
2016-11-10

5.8

Used Innocence
1989-02-22

The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes

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The Great Gatsby in Five Minutes
2011-01-01

3

Maintenance

5.6

L. Cohen
2018-01-14

3.5

Telemundo
2018-12-01

Benning's Dream

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Benning's Dream
2021-05-23

中孚 61. The Inner Truth

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中孚 61. The Inner Truth
2019-10-12

She Dies Tomorrow

5.2

She Dies Tomorrow
2020-07-31

On Paradise Road

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On Paradise Road
2020-10-02

6.2

Four Corners
1997-01-01