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Chantal Akerman

United States, France

1976

85 minutes

Color

1.33:1

French

Synopsis

Letters from Chantal Akerman’s mother are read over a series of elegantly composed shots of 1976 New York, where our (unseen) filmmaker and protagonist has relocated. Akerman’s unforgettable time capsule of the city is also a gorgeous meditation on urban alienation and personal and familial disconnection.

Cast


Credits

DirectorChantal Akerman
CinematographyBabette Mangolte
SoundDominique Dalmasso and Larry Haas
EditingFrancine Sandberg
VoiceChantal Akerman

From the Current

Press Notes: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies

Jan 27, 2010

Fans 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/691...

Eclipse Series 19:
Chantal Akerman in the Seventies

by Michael Koresky 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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19 Jan 2010

DVD Box Set

3 Discs

SRP: $44.95

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