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Subject: [secretcinema] James Benning's Grand Opera, 2 July 2004 [faked-from][bayes]
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Tate Modern, Friday 2 July 2004 at 7pm
GRAND OPERA
James Benning, USA 1978, 90 minutes
James Benning's early films fused the Structuralist investigations into
sound-image relationships by filmmakers like Michael Snow and Hollis
Frampton with an interest in narrative and a deep sensitivity to colour,
light, and landscape. He first grabbed the attention of the avant-garde film
world with 8 1/2 x 11 and 11 x 14. Filmed in vivid colour in the rural and
urban landscapes of his native Midwest, these two films would provide the
kernel for his further investigations into film form. Benning's films'
rigorous structures and exquisitely composed shots reflect his training as a
mathematician, and their frequently autobiographical subject matter draws
upon his working-class roots and his long-time commitment to political
activism.
"Throughout Grand Opera, Benning explores the relationship between the
factual and the personal, between history and point of view. According to
Benning, history must be seen as another form of narrative, played at
several levels. Grand Opera includes passages in which George Landow, Hollis
Frampton, Michael Snow and Yvonne Rainer allude to the final image of the
film. Benning said he chose these four because of their influences on his
work. Accordingly, there are many humorous allusions to their films... Each
underlines the fact that the major contributions to the avant-garde film
continue to be formed by personal points of view, despite the label
'structural film'. (David English)
screening at
Starr Auditorium
Tate Modern
Bankside
London
Admission £3.50 (£2 concessions)
Box Office 020 7887 8888
http://www.tate.org.uk/modern/eventseducation/grandopera.htm
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