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Cities of the Plain
6.5(8)20001h 45m
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.
- Director
- Robert Kramer
- Writers
- Robert Kramer
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Cast
Crew
Directing
- Robert KramerDirector
- Hervé DurandAssistant Director
Writing
- Robert KramerWriter
Production
- Richard CopansProducer
- Claude GuisardProducer
- Catherine DroubaixCo-Producer
- Alain FleischerCo-Producer
- François HersCo-Producer
- Christian LamarcheCo-Producer
- Catia RiccaboniCo-Producer
- Martine VioletCo-Producer
- Françoise BurauxProduction Manager
- Eric CastanetProduction Manager
Camera
- Hervé DurandDirector of Photography
Editing
- Rémi HierniauxEditor
Sound
- Barre PhillipsMusic
- Julien CloquetSound
Lighting
- Éric AlirolGaffer