Name: The United States of America
Genre: Short
Duration: 27 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: James Benning, Bette Gordon

Probably the most approachable of the films of his that I had watched.

Its literally like road trip film as they traverse to LA from NYC. Cutting everyone now and then. But with our current technology, it feels like watching a long ass dashboard camera. It kinda loses a lot of the original intent of the film. Other than that, Loving You is very famous then I suppose. It played I think more than twice in the film. I do wonder if those were actually real radio recordings during the trip. 1974-75 period does lineup with the stories though.

Also, its kinda interesting to watch it after his other same named film in 2022. Its both about 'going around' the US - maybe thus the name. Its very different (especially how the other ended).

Interesting but not recommended.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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