Cities of the Plain
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.
Cities of the Plain
April 9, 2000
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Cast (6)
Ben
Ben
Amélie Desrumeaux
Amélie
Bernard Trolet
Ben, vieil homme
Nathalie Sarles
Coralie
Lahcene Aouiti
Ben, jeune homme
Erika Kramer
La mère
Crew (18)
Directing
Robert Kramer
Director
Hervé Durand
Assistant Director
Writing
Robert Kramer
Writer
Production
Richard Copans
Producer
Alain Fleischer
Co-Producer
Catia Riccaboni
Co-Producer
Christian Lamarche
Co-Producer
Martine Violet
Co-Producer
Françoise Buraux
Production Manager
Claude Guisard
Producer
François Hers
Co-Producer
Catherine Droubaix
Co-Producer
Eric Castanet
Production Manager
Sound
Barre Phillips
Music
Julien Cloquet
Sound
Art
No data availableCamera
Hervé Durand
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
No data availableEditing
Rémi Hierniaux
Editor
Lighting
Éric Alirol
Gaffer