North on Evers

North on Evers — Plot

In NORTH ON EVERS James Benning takes the road movie seriously, making his circular trip across the U.S. a marvelously photographed, intensely felt, and disturbing portrait of contemporary America. In many ways, this recent film is a departure of Benning’s earlier films which are characterized, at times, by extremely long, carefully planned takes and a minimal narrative approach. In NORTH ON EVERS, the shots are kept short with a narrative that is direct and detailed, like a diary or a long series of postcards to a friend. What this work shares with the other films is a dry wit and a deep interest in the American social landscape.

• Release date
• January 27, 1992
• Runtime
• 87 min
• Genres
• Documentary
• Director
• James Benning

North on Evers — Cast

Richard Linklater Willem Dafoe Lee Daniel Bette Gordon

E

Elyse Goldberg

R

Rhonda Bell

K

Kevin Welch

L

Lynn Fuller