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Autour de "Jeanne Dielman," a 69 minute documentary shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnès Raves and Akerman-made during the filming of Jeanne Dielman; New interviews with Akerman and cinematographer Babette Mangolte; Excerpt from "Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman" a 1997 episode of the french television program Cinéma De Notre Temps; Interview with Akerman's mother, Natalia; Archival television interview excerpt featuring Akerman and star Delphine Seyrig; Saute Ma Ville (1968), Akerman's first film, with an introduction by the director; Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ivone Margulies
Full Product DetailsDisc #1 -- Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1. First Client [11:24]
2. Dinner [11:00]
3. Lessons [7:21]
4. Leisure [6:53]
5. Bedtime [6:26]
6. Morning [7:46]
7. Breakfast [5:47]
8. Cleanup [8:28]
9. Errands [9:16]
10. Dinner Prep [8:28]
11. Lunch [4:15]
12. Coffee Break [8:28]
13. Second Client [4:43]
14. Potatoes [4:34]
15. Dinner [4:23]
16. Leisure [5:54]
17. Bedtime [7:52]
18. Morning [2:41]
19. Breakfast [7:17]
20. Cleanup [2:11]
21. Errands [5:48]
22. Dinner Prep [6:50]
23. The Wait [4:39]
24. Chores [11:27]
25. The Wait, Part 2 [4:27]
26. Lunch [6:20]
27. Errands [2:35]
28. Third Client [8:34]
29. Rest [8:22]
30. Color Bars [7:19]
Disc #2 -- Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1. Hairbrushing [7:36]
2. Aunt Fernande's Letter [3:33]
3. A Desire to Contribute [2:08]
4. Dinner Prep/Coffee Break [15:51]
5. Veal Cutlets [14:28]
6. The Role [6:09]
7. Duvet or Blanket? [6:29]
8. Client Number Three [12:26]
1. Saute Ma Ville [6:44]
2. Jeanne Dielman [9:19]
3. News From Home [4:13]
4. What Do You Still Remember? [7:56]
A classic of both feminist and experimental filmmaking, Chantal Akerman's marathon dissection of the life of Belgian housewife/mother/prostitute Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig) stays on the surface of the details of Jeanne's humdrum daily life, as if it were a real-life, real-time documentary of an ordinary life, in the tradition of Agnès Varda's earlier New Wave landmark, Cleo From 5 to 7 (1961). Jeanne feeds her son, fixes potatoes, does the marketing, entertains gentlemen -- but things slowly, almost imperceptibly start to go wrong, first those potatoes, and then, finally, something more shocking. Akerman sets out to capture the rhythm of daily life, even as that pace sets us up, after several hours, for the almost tossed-off, blink-and-you'll-miss-it climax. Leo Charney, All Movie Guide