Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
By January 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 Read more »
- 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.
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Cast
Credits
| Director | Chantal Akerman |
| Cinematography | Babette Mangolte |
| Sound | Dominique Dalmasso and Larry Haas |
| Editing | Francine Sandberg |
| Voice | Chantal Akerman |
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Press Notes: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
January 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 new Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Read more »
