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French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Gorin -- best known for his collaborations with Jean-Luc Godard during the director's politically radical phase of the early 1970s -- investigates a group of model-train hobbyists who gather weekly at a Southern California fairground. Interweaving the hobbyists' obsession with miniaturization with reflections on art and representation by the painter and film critic Manny Farber, Gorin explores a uniquely American perspective on identity and culture.