American Dreams: Lost and Found is a 1984 American experimental film by James Benning about two American individuals (baseball legend Henry Aaron and political assassin Arthur Bremer) chasing the "American Dream".Adventures of Perception: Cinema as Exploration - Google Books (pgs.69-70)Music Box TheatreCinema du réel
Synopsis The documentary short recounting the history of America from 1954 to 1976 using the director's personal collection of Hank Aaron memorabilia with excerpts from Bremer's diary on the bottom scroll and audio clips from popular songs and news broadcasts of their respective eras.CLOSE-UPArsenalRIDM: Director James Benning on the art of observation|Montreal Gazette
Availability The film was restored by Austrian Film MuseumViennale 2014. James Benning's "natural history" on Notebook|MUBI released on DVD by Edition Filmmusuem alongside his 1986 film Landscape SuicideJames Benning - American Dreams (lost and found) & Landscape Suicide|Experimental Cinema in October 2011.The Sight & Sound interview: James Benning|Sight and Sound
See also Still image film Minimalist film Structural film
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