Amerikana
Amerikana is a comedy-drama film written and directed by James Merendino. A sort of free homage-remake of Easy Rider (1969), it was the thirteenth film created under Dogme 95 rules. Although produced in 2001, it wasn't released until 2007.
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6.6Peter and Chris, two young American friends in their late 20s, go from South Dakota to California on a scooter, and as they travel across the American landscape they see their country through different eyes, ranging from Peter's cynically nihilistic point of view, to Chris' high expectations and romantic notions of the United States.
Released: 2001-05-1595 minDir: James MerendinoComedy, Adventure
Cast
- James Duval as Chris
- Michael A. Goorjian as Peter
- Tara Agace as Mary
- Morgan Vukovic as Sisse
- James Merendino
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Amerikana is a comedy-drama film written and directed by James Merendino. A sort of free homage-remake of Easy Rider (1969), it was the thirteenth film created under Dogme 95 rules. Although produced in 2001, it wasn't released until 2007.
==Plot== When philosophy student Peter (Goorjian) is abandoned by his Danish girlfriend in Los Angeles, his friend Chris (Duval) invites him to South Dakota to claim a Harley Davidson he has inherited from an uncle. After he finds out it is an Italian Vespa, Chris decides to take it to L.A. anyway with a reluctant Peter, and they embark on a cross-country journey that allows them to explore the US and discover the nature of people and their own contradictions.
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2007 American films2007 Danish films2007 English-language films2007 films2007 German filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican independent filmsDogme 95 filmsEnglish-language comedy-drama filmsFilms directed by James MerendinoFilms produced by Peter Aalbæk JensenTemplate film date with 1 release date