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A singular work in film history, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle-aged widow (Delphine Seyrig) whose chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In it's enormous spareness, Akerman's film seems simple, but it encompasses an entire world. Whether seen as an exacting character study or one of cinema's most hypnotic and complete depictions of space and time, Jeanne Dielman is an astonishing, compelling movie experiment, one that has been analyzed and argued over for decades.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Product details
Actors: Delphine Seyrig
Directors: Chantal Akerman
Format: Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Rated:
Unrated
Not Rated
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: May 9, 2017
Run Time: 201 minutes
Special Features
New 2k digital restoration, undertaken by the Cinematheque royale de Belgiue and supervised by Director Chantal Akerman and Cinematographer Babette Mangolte, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack; Autour de "Jeanne Dielman, "a documentary-shot by actor Sami Frey and Edited by Agnes Ravez and Akerman-made during the filming of Jeanne Dielman; Interviews from 2009 with Akerman and Mangolte; Excerpt from "Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman," a 1997 episode of the French television program Cinema de notre temps; Interview from 2007 with Akerman's mother, Natalia; Excerpt from a 1976 television interview featuring Akerman and actor Delphine Seyrig; Saute ma ville (1968), Akerman's first film, with an introduction by the Director; Plus: An essay by film scholar Ivone Margulies
Cast & Crew
Delphine Seyrig Jeanne Dielman
Jan Decorte Sylvain Dielman
Chantal Akerman Neighbor
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze 2nd Caller
Technical Credits
Chantal Akerman Director,Screenwriter
Philippe Graff Art Director
Babette Mangolte Cinematographer
Marilyn Watelet Asst. Director
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