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Amerikana
Sign in to saveAmerikana 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.
Cast
- James Duval as Chris
- Michael A. Goorjian as Peter
- Tara Agace as Mary
- Morgan Vukovic as Sisse
- James Merendino
Themes
- friendship
- leere
- los angeles, california
- unhappiness
- road movie
- dogme 95
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- road movie
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- James Merendino
- Cast member
- Michael A. Goorjian
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 410311
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- publication date
- 2001-00-00
- title
- Amerikana
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Encyclopedic overview
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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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