Cities of the Plain
7.2
The final film from expatriate American filmmaker Robert Kramer, who died in France in 1999. Kramer and collaborators tell the somber life story of Ben. After leaving his homeland as a youth, he is greeted in France by menial jobs in industry. In time, he opens a fruit market, finds a wife, fathers a child, and has it all come crashing down when he learns his mother is in danger back home. Upon his return to France, he finds his life in ruin.
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Ben
Ben
Amélie Desrumeaux
Amélie
Cédric Ben Abdallah
Ben
Known for
Price of Parenting
Superstar
Richard Copans
Robert Kramer
Known for
L'ennui
The State of Things
Bernard Trolet
Ben, vieil homme
Catherine Droubaix
Nathalie Sarles
Coralie
Alain Fleischer
Lahcene Aouiti
Ben, jeune homme
Claude Guisard
Erika Kramer
La mère
Also in
Gestures and Fragments
Robert Kramer Director · Hervé Durand Cinematographer Rémi Hierniaux Editor
First release April 9, 2000 · Produced in France · Production Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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Institut National de l'Audiovisuel
Production
Le Fresnoy Studio National des Arts Contemporains
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Région Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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France
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Original title
Cités de la plaine
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · April 9, 2000
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No release date listed for United States.
Argentina
April 23, 2002 · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
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