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.
Hollis Frampton
as Max A. Zorn
Owen Land
as Al Rutcurts
Michael Snow
as Wilma Schoen
Yvonne Rainer
as Kristina
Stan Brakhage
as Himself (voice)