RR
Looping, chugging and barreling by, the trains in Benning's latest monumental film map a stunning topography and a history of American development. RR comes three decades after Benning and Bette Gordon made The United States of America (1975), a cinematic journey along the country’s interstates that is keenly aware “of superhighways and railroad tracks as American public symbols.” A political essay responding to the economic histories of trains as instruments in a culture of hyper-consumption, RR articulates its concern most explicitly when Eisenhower's military-industrial complex speech is heard as a mile long coal train passes through eastern Wyoming. Benning spent two and a half years collecting two hundred and sixteen shots of trains, forty-three of which appear in RR. The locomotives' varying colors, speeds, vectors, and reverberations are charged with visual thrills, romance and a nostalgia heightened by Benning's declaration that this will be his last work in 16mm film.
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AustriaAT
- Theatrical2 Nov 2007
Frequently asked questions
- When was RR released?
- RR was released on 2 November 2007.
- Where can I watch RR online?
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- Is there a Hindi trailer for RR?
- No verified Hindi trailer for RR is available yet. Only the original-language trailer is listed.
- What is the rating of RR?
- RR holds a 7.0/10 audience score from 35 votes.
- Who directed RR?
- RR (2007) was directed by James Benning.
- How long is RR?
- RR runs for 1h 55m.
