Likehisearlierwork,itconcentratesonthesightsandsoundsofbackroadsAmerica,butitplacesthoseimagesinadifferentanddisturbingcontext."LandscapeSuicides"iscenteredontwomurdercases:thestoryofBernadetteProtti,ateenagerwhostabbedahighschoolclassmatetodeathinaCaliforniasuburbin1984,andthestoryofEdGein,aWisconsinfarmerwhokilledandgrotesquelymutilatedanumberofvictimsinthelate1950s.Eachhalfofthefilmfollowsthesamestructure:thecamera,lookingthroughthewindshieldofamovingcar,crossesthelocaleswherethecrimestookplace(inCalifornia,itisspringanditisraining;inWisconsin,itiswinterandsnowisfalling);anactor,playingthekiller,readsexcerptsfromthecourtrecordswhilethecameralooksonimpassively(RhondaBellplaysProtti,ElionSackerappearsasGein);andfinallythecamerareturnstothelandscape,asBenningstringstogetherstatic,wide-angleshotsofstreetsandbuildings,fieldsandhills,thatemphasizeaperfectcalmandanawfulimmensityofspace.Theshift,frommovingtostillcamera,hasbeenmadethroughthemediumofthekiller--thefilmisamovementtowarddeath.Boththesecaseshaveobviouscinematicreferences:TheProtticase,withitscheerleadervictimandplacidsuburbansetting,couldbethestuffofanyofseveraldozenteenslasherfilms,from"Halloween"on;theGeincasedirectlyinspired"Psycho,"aswellas"TheTexasChainsawMassacre"andanynumberoflesserexploitationmovies.It‘spartofBenning‘sprojectin"LandscapeSuicide"toreclaimthesedeathsfromtherealmofpopularfictionandplacethemagaininarealworld.Hismethodis,alternatively,bothtorefusetolook(thekillings,madefamiliarandevenbanalbytheirendlesscinematicrepresentation,arenotdepicted)andtolookharderthananyoneelse.Lookingstraightintothemurderers‘faces,astheydescribetheircrimesinflat,methodicalterms,Benningevokesthetremendouspainofateenagerdislikedbecauseshewas"different,"aswellasthepathetichelplessnessofGein,trappedbyforcesbeyondhiscontrolorconsciousness.Thepainofthevictimsisevoked,too,inextendedshotsthatshowa1984teenagertalkinganimatedlyonherbedroomphonewhileasongfrom"Cats"playsonthesoundtrack,anda1957housewifedancingbyherselftoPatsyCline‘s"TennesseeWaltz."ButBenning‘sdeepestinterestliesinthewaythecrimeshaveimprintedthemselvesonthelandscape,andthenolesspowerfulwaythelandscapeshaveimprintedthemselvesonthecrimes.TheprosperousCaliforniasuburbislinkedtothedepressedMidwesternfarmtownthroughasharedsenseofisolation,desolationandquietdespair.Wefinallycometounderstandthatbothofthesetownsarelocatedinthesameplace,somewhereinthedarkrecessesoftheAmericanDream.静态自杀迅雷下载和在线观看请来琪琪看片网(www.77kp.com)。