Landscape Suicide
Benning continues his examination of Americana in this film through the stories of two murderers. Ed Gein was a Wisconsin farmer and multiple murderer who taxidermied his victims in the 1950s. Bernadette Protti was a California teenager who stabbed a friend to death over an insult in 1984.
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📋 Film Details
| Year | 1987 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Genre | Crime, Drama |
| Director | James Benning |
| Runtime | 95 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 7.3/10 (26 votes) |
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Benning constructs a dual portrait, relying on minimalist composition and durational shots. He explores the relationship between crime and its environment, using landscape as a primary character to interrogate the banality surrounding violence.
What lingers after viewing is the unsettling quiet of the frames and the weight of the unspoken. The film challenges the viewer to find meaning in emptiness and menace in the mundane. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: James Benning
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Watch in a quiet room with no distractions. Demands complete attention.
🎭 Cast
Rhonda Bell
Bernadette Protti
Elion Sucher
Ed Gein
Eve E. Ellis
Tennis Player
Lisbeth Jetton
Girl on Phone
Pegge Winslow
Woman Dancing
John Benning
Hunter
Rusty Johnson
Man at Farm
Dorothy Zeidman
Narrator (voice)
Chris Cordes
FBI Interrogator (voice)
Ira Shapiro
Attorney (voice)
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