RR RailRoad 2007
RR is two hours of watching one train after another go by, all in their entirety. Filmed in various spots around the United States
—though several locations, to this viewer's eye, were obviously in California (Benning teaches at Cal Arts)
—the span of time it takes each train to cross the screen depends on the number of its cars as well as its speed. As with people, some trains are fast while others are annoyingly slow. Though he's limited by a camera that never moves, Benning manages to pull off a number of witty flourishes
—
as when he has us wait for an idling suburban driver, who has himself been waiting with us in real time, to drive over a reopened track, before jumping to the next choo-choo.
Production land: USA Germany
Run time: ~111 min
Director James Benning
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DVD5 111 min 1,93 GB
Art House, Documentary
Art House, Documentary
RR is two hours of watching one train after another go by, all in their entirety. Filmed in various spots around the United States
—though several locations, to this viewer's eye, were obviously in California (Benning teaches at Cal Arts)
—the span of time it takes each train to cross the screen depends on the number of its cars as well as its speed. As with people, some trains are fast while others are annoyingly slow. Though he's limited by a camera that never moves, Benning manages to pull off a number of witty flourishes
—
as when he has us wait for an idling suburban driver, who has himself been waiting with us in real time, to drive over a reopened track, before jumping to the next choo-choo.
Production land: USA Germany
Run time: ~111 min
Director James Benning
Download
FILESONIC.PART1
FILESONIC.PART2
FILESONIC.PART3
FILESONIC.PART4
FILESONIC.PART5
