Press Notes: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
Jan 27, 2010Fans of our release of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles last year can get a healthy second dose of Chantal Akerman with our newhttp://www.criterion.com/boxsets . . .
Synopsis
In one of Akerman’s most penetrating character studies, Anna, an accomplished filmmaker (played by Aurore Clément), makes her way through a series of European cities to promote her latest movie. Via a succession of eerie, exquisitely shot, brief encounters—with men and women, family and strangers—we come to see her emotional and physical detachment from the world.
Cast
| Anna Silver | Aurore Clément |
| Heinrich Schneider | Helmut Griem |
| Ida | Magali Noël |
| Hanns Zischler | Hanns Zischler |
| Anna's mother | Lea Massari |
| Daniel | Jean-Pierre Cassel |
Credits
| Director | Chantal Akerman |
| Producer | Alain Dahan |
| Cinematography | Jean Penzer |
| Screenplay | Chantal Akerman |
| Editing | Francine Sandberg |
| Art direction | Andre Fonteyne |
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Eclipse Series 19:
Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
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Jan 20, 2010
A BELGIAN IN NEW YORK It was in the 1970s, the first decade of her career, that Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman created the works that would define her. Informed as much by her brushes . . .
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