主演导演：詹姆斯·班宁语言：无对白地区:美国编剧：类型：纪录片上映时间：2001-10-26(维也纳影展) 别名：用户标签：纪录片,詹姆斯·班宁,美国,美国电影,电影,奥地利,●Documentary,◎2000s片长：87分钟imdb编号：tt0293359 LosAngelesisde ictedin35stationaryshots,each21/2minuteslong,inthisnon-narrativefilm. 　　Nearingthecom letionofElValleyCentro,Ibegan lanninganurbancom anion iece,Los,thatwastobea ortraitofLosAngeles.Itseemedlogical,forthe oliticsofwatercertainlyrunfromtheValleytotheCity.LoswouldhavethesamestructureasElValleyCentroandwouldlookandlistenwiththesameintensity.ThetwofilmswouldbeconnectedwiththelastshotofElValleyCentro um ingwateroutoftheValleyoverWheelerRidgewhilethefirstshotofLoswouldshowMulholland’sfirsts illway(stillinuse)bringingwaterintoLA. 　　JamesBenning,December2001 　　Conce tual-art ortraitofLosAngelesCounty,com rising35two-minuteshotsofstreams,hills,buildings,factories,gardens,highways,rivers,cattle,trains, eo le,theocean,acemetery,theskyline, olicemen,backstreets,ajail,soccer layers…Bennings’cameraremainsstatic,andintheabsenceofcommentarytheonlysoundsweheararewhatever’saudibleineachofthese laces:snatchesofdialogue,distantbackgroundmusic,therumbleofcarsandtrains. 　　BenninghasbeenoneofAmericanleadingavant-gardefilm-makersforover20years,butremainsbarelyknownbythewidercinemagoing ublic,es eciallyabroad– artlybecausehedoesn’tallowhisworkstobeavailableonvideo.AndwhileLosisno-one’sideaof‘commercial’film-making,Benning’slow rofileisanindictmentofthetimid oliciesofoursu osedlyadventurousarthouses:thisismuchtoofascinatingauseoffilmforittoberelegatedtoartgalleries. 　　Loscanbetakenas35shortmovies,eachofthemsayingsomethingaboutthecounty,eachofthem osingsomequestionaboutBenning’stechnique, rovidingViewingbecomesanactive,enthrallingex erience–evenwhenthere’sa arently‘nothingha ening’onscreen.Itsoonbecomesclearthatthetiming,orderandcontentsofeachimagehasbeenvery reciselycalculated,andinmanycasesit’swhatwecan’tseethat’sthe‘subject’oftheshot.The enultimateshotisof‘homeless eo le’,andatone ointanunseen asserbyexclaims“Whatthef*ckareyoulookin’at,stu idmotherf*cker?”Buttherearenoanswers–everythingaboutthefilmisamatterofsubjectiveinter retation,andeveryres onseisequallyvalid.Benning’sgazetransformsthewholeof‘greater’LosAngelesintoavastworkofart,inthe rocessmakingiteven‘greater’still–andthisisonlythecentral artofa rojected‘SouthernCalifornia’trilogy. 　　Thefilmisfullofengrossingincidentaldetails,cross-references,tantalisingcluesthatmightmeaneverythingornothing.EarlyoneweseeaDKNYadvertisingbillboardownedbyacom anynamed‘OutdoorSystems’,andthis hrasesumsu Benning’srealsubject–thehumanandnatural rocessesthatcombinetoformthebizarreanomalyweknowasLA:ahugecloudofdustrisingfromabrushfire;theeveninglightsofcarszoomingalongasix-lanehighway;theflight athofalandingjet- lane.Thisisagamewiths ecificrulesofform(thelengthandhorizon-linesofeachshotaresimilar)andcontent(eachshotmustcontainsomeas ectofhumanactivity;eachshotmustbeoutdoors)and,finally,memorytest.We’reex osedtoeachoftheimagesforsolong,thatbytheend,whenBenningbringsu aseriesofca tionsidentifyingthelocationsofeach,wecanrunthroughthewholemovieagain,inourmind. 　　Needlesstosay,Loswon’tbetoalltastes–intoday’smarket-orientedclimate,sucha rojectnecessarilyrunstheriskof‘ retentiousness’accusations–butit’ssur risinghowquicklyyouadjusttothefilm’suniquerhythms,andthisisaverystraightforward,accessiblekindofex erimentalism.Intermsofanartistusingcinematoex resshimself,itdwarfsalmostallthisyear’s‘conventional’releases:ifanyfilmof2001can ossiblychangethewayitsaudiencesthinkaboutandviewtheirworld,it’sJamesBenning’smysterious,majestic,magicalLos. < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> 《洛杉矶》的观看地址： http://www.wxszxjh.com/sp/bW7VGWyJVxre.html由西瓜电影网提供,欢迎转发分享！