Grand Opera marks a stock-taking of Benning's work and his life, presenting a personal and artistic autobiography woven together with a series of events dealing with the historical development of the number pi, Benning's travels, and homages to Michael Snow, Hollis Frampton, George Landow (Owen Land), and Yvonne Rainer.
James Benning
Director, Writer
Hollis Frampton
Max A. Zorn
Owen Land
Al Rutcurts
Michael Snow
Wilma Schoen
Yvonne Rainer
Kristina
Stan Brakhage
Himself (voice)
Public Speaking70%
I Am Heath Ledger74%
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon81%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
Love, Antosha74%
John Candy: I Like Me78%
McQueen74%
Elstree 197661%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Lionel Messi: Destiny78%
Directed by John Ford70%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life64%
Hawking76%
The Class of ‘9271%
My Mom Jayne80%
Above Majestic73%
The Captains63%
Seduced and Abandoned62%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
