"Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" is a fitting title for Chantal Akerman's 1975 arthouse classic. It's a thorough name, giving us more information about the title character than we really need, but meanwhile telling us absolutely nothing about her. She's reduc...( read more)
Chantal Akerman,
Delphine Seyrig,
Henri Storck,
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze,
Jan Decorte
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Follows the minute details of housewife Jeanne's daily routine over a two-day period. She washes, cooks, shops and cleans, and also entertains gentlemen callers behind closed doors. But gradually, as ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
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October 28, 2009
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January 23, 2009
This is some rigorous shit. It's basically 3+ hours of Delphine Seyrig doing housework composed of perfectly framed static shots that often lasts for many minutes each. (Although never once does she irons any clothes) There are several long scenes in which Seyrig just sits there ...( read more)
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September 21, 2009
WEB. Funciona como propuesta artístico-intelectual y como una película fascinante, aunque requiere paciencia. La precisión con que está armada y la efectividad con que está contada son impresionantes. / Works as an artistic-intellectual proposition as well as a fascinating movie,...( read more)
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August 27, 2007
The last scene will leave people really writhing, a film that compresses 24 hours of a day into an hour, each day, the more important being shown and the least not shown. As you might know, the things people do in a day can be a bore for some, but the things we do on other might ...( read more)
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