A disturbing and magnificent examination of present-day America, American Passages takes a magnifying glass to this immense country (11 states are represented) in the aftermath of Obama's election. Ruth Beckermann's approach is founded on three crucial principles: multiplying the fleeting encounters, varying the viewpoints and communities represented, and paying attention at every turn to the environment. With a painterly eye to detail and myth that rivals Edward Hopper's, the filmmaker takes us from the testimony of a one-time compulsive gambler in Las Vegas to the moving confession of a prostitute, with a tour of a millionaire's home and an intense evangelical celebration thrown in for good measure. The result is a timely mosaic on a contradictory, tense and strangely united culture.

ein film von | um filme de | a film by | un film de
Ruth BECKERMANN

Austria | 2011 | Feature documentary | 2h | Politics, Portrait

Titel / Título / Title / Titre :
AMERICAN PASSAGES

Country of production | Pays de production : Austria | Autriche
Year | Année : 2011
Language | V.O : English | Anglais
Subtitles | Sous-titres : French | Français
Duration | Durée : 2h00 mins (120 mins)

Filmgattung | Tipo | Type :
Dokumentarfilm | Feature documentary | Long métrage Documentaire

Genre :
Portrait

Produktionsjahr / Ano de Produção / Year of production / Année de production :
2011

Runtime | Durée :
120 min. (2h00)


Producer | Productrice :
Ursula Wolschlager

REGISSEURIN / REGIA / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Ruth BECKERMANN

Screenplay | Scénario :
Ruth Beckermann
Elisabeth Menasse

Camera | Images :
Lisa Rinzler
Antoine Parouty

Sound | Son :
Atanas Tcholakov
Matthew Dennis

Editing | Montage :
Dieter Pichler



PRODUKTION / PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion (Vienna, Austria)


CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) :
- Youn Ji (Ruth Beckermann Filmproduktion) | Marc Aurel-Straße 5 | 1010 Vienna
+43 1 9909945 | + 43 677 643 812 38 |sekretariat(@)ruthbeckermann.com | www.ruthbeckermann.com


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :

/// 2011 | Première nord-américaine || RIDM 2011 - Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal | Montréal (Canada)
/// 2011 | Selection - "Présentations spéciales" || RIDM 2011 - Rencontres Internationales du Documentaire de Montréal | Montréal (Canada)


Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Quelle / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
► Africiné Magazine (Dakar)
► www.ridm.qc.ca/fr/programmation/films/279/american-passages
Updated by Thierno DIA, 27 July 2025