Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
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Voted the greatest film of all time in the 2022 Sight and Sound Critics’ poll, Chantal Akerman’s chamber epic is a key entry in her prolific body of work.
Drama • Slow cinema • Critically Acclaimed
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Akerman’s landmark second feature follows the meticulous daily routine of its titular lead.
Jeanne Dielman is revolutionary in its bold experimental approach to narrative subject and structure. Charting the breakdown of its protagonist, a bourgeois Belgian housewife, mother and part-time sex worker over the course of three days, the film rigorously records her everyday life in extended time and hypnotic detail.
If you’d like to see more Chantal Akerman films after this screening, the local film club Pervert Pictures are putting on a Je, Tu, Il, Elle event on Tue 22 Apr at Outlaws Yacht Club. You can find out more and book tickets here.
Details
Duration
3hrs 22mins
Director
Chantal Akerman
Distributor
British Film Institute
Featuring
Delphine Seyrig • Jan Decorte • Henri Storck
Year
1975
Country of origin
Belgium • France
Language
French with English Subtitles
Strobe lighting
No
Content guidance
Sexism
No screenings scheduled
