21Jan10

Akerman in SoHo

To coincide with the release of the new Eclipse set Chantal Akerman in the Seventies, which features five extraordinary works made by the groundbreaking Belgian filmmaker in the first full decade of her career, critic Melissa Anderson has interviewed Akerman for Moving Image Source. It’s an entertaining, insightful read, touching on Akerman’s relationship with her mother, her experiences in New York City (inspiration for the transformative cinematic works of art to come), her approach to directing such actresses as Delphine Seyrig and Aurore Clément in roles modeled on herself, and her plans for her next films. Conducted in SoHo, just a few blocks, as Anderson points out, from the location of La chambre, Akerman’s first U.S. film, this conversation bespeaks an artist who still has much to offer.

La chambre

La chambre

Chantal Akerman

1972

11 min

Color

1.33:1

Hotel Monterey

Hotel Monterey

Chantal Akerman

1972

62 min

Color

1.33:1

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