North on Evers (1992)

In NORTH ON EVERS James Benning takes the road movie seriously making his circular trip across the US a marvelously photographed intensely felt and disturbing portrait of contemporary America In many ways this recent film is a departure of Bennings 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