Film · 1996 · Documentary
This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.
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This is multifaceted look at the landscape and history of Utah (or Deseret, as the Mormon Church prefers to call it). Benning condenses 93 news stories from the New York Times from 1852 to 1992 (read offscreen by Fred Gardner) and sets them against contemporary Utah landscapes, the shots changing with each sentence.
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Deseret (1996) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 1h 22m documentary directed by James Benning is rated 5.6/10 by 17 viewers.
Deseret was released on January 18, 1996.
Deseret was directed by James Benning.
Deseret has a runtime of 82 minutes (1h 22m).
Deseret is categorized as Documentary.
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