Original Title : American Road
Time : 108 Min
Genre : Documentary, History
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2013
Director : Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming
Writer : Kurt Jacobsen, Warren Leming
Producer : No data available
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : United States
Original Language : English
About : This documentary explores the artistic, musical and literary resonances of the mystique of the road - and especially of going off the beaten track - in American lore. The Westward expansion, the Dust Bowl era, hobos, post-war ...See moreThis documentary explores the artistic, musical and literary resonances of the mystique of the road - and especially of going off the beaten track - in American lore. The Westward expansion, the Dust Bowl era, hobos, post-war suburbanization and the Beat critique of it; hitchhiking, the upheavals of the 1960s and early 1970s and the current generation of backpackers clutching their Lonely Planet and Rough Guides. American Road ultimately probes the meaning of what it is to be an American, not just a wayfarer. Written by anonymous See less Read more: Plot summary