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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.
1976 · Directed by Chantal Akerman · 202 min · Drama · 22 frames
Crew
- Written by: Chantal Akerman
- Cinematography: Babette Mangolte
- Edited by: Patricia Canino
- Produced by: Guy Cavagnac, Corinne Jénart, Evelyne Paul, Alain Dahan
Cast
- Delphine Seyrig as Jeanne Dielman
- Jan Decorte as Sylvain Dielman
- Henri Storck as 1st Caller
- Jacques Doniol-Valcroze as 2nd Caller
- Yves Bical as 3rd Caller
- Chantal Akerman as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Production
- Country: Belgium, France
- Language: French
- Studios: Paradise Films, Unité Trois, Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
- Budget: $120,000
- Themes: widow, brussels, belgium, household, loneliness, feminist, prostitution, single mother, woman director, minimalism, slow cinema
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