Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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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.