To shoot a film about the USA for the BBC, the famous British actor and writer Stephen Fry traveled to all 50 states. Fry is not afraid to collect platitudes: well, yes, Massachusetts is the birthplace of Halloween, Vermont is famous for ice cream, Nevada with its Las Vegas is the territory of excitement …
To shoot a film about the USA for the BBC, the famous British actor and writer Stephen Fry traveled to all 50 states. Fry is not afraid to collect platitudes: well, yes, Massachusetts is the birthplace of Halloween, Vermont is famous for ice cream, Nevada with its Las Vegas is the territory of excitement … The author strives to feel and try everything he can reach. He catches lobsters in Maine, drives Kentucky whiskey, swims with dolphins in Florida, rides dog sleds in Wyoming, and—with some horror—shoots a Magnum 44 in California. In the final, Stephen Fry admits: “I just glided over the surface of this vast country, nothing more, however … the variety of human types I met convinced me that calling someone “American” without mentioning his state, so as meaningless as talking about a “European” without mentioning the country of his birth … “
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