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Summary:

"In the revolutionary first decade of her filmmaking career, Chantal Akerman devoted herself to nothing less than the total resculpting of cinematic time and space. Journeying between Europe and New York City, Akerman forged a highly personal style that fuses avant-garde influences with deeply human expressions of alienation, desire, and displacement---themes that she would explore in a series of increasingly ambitious shorts, documentaries, and features ... With immersive rhythms that render the most minute details momentous, these landmarks of twentieth-century art continue to reveal new ways of experiencing cinema and framing reality"--Set slipcase.

Table of Contents:

• Disc 1: Saute ma ville (1968. 13 minutes : sound, black and white. In French with English subtitles. Wide screen (1.66:1))
• L'enfant aimé, ou, Je joue à être une femme mariée (1971. 32 minutes : sound, black & white. In French with English subtitles. Full screen (1.37:1))
• La chambre (1972. 11 minutes : silent, color. Full screen (1.37:1))
• Hotel Monterey (1972. 62 minutes : silent, color. Full screen (1.37:1))
• Le 15/8 (1973. 43 minutes : sound, black and white. In English. Full screen (1.33:1))
• Je tu il elle (1975. 86 minutes : sound, black and white. In French with English subtitles. Full screen (1.37:1))
• Disc 2: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975. 201 minutes : sound, color. In French with English subtitles. Wide screen (1.66:1))
• Disc 3: News from home (1976. 89 minutes : sound, color. In French with English subtitles. Full screen (1.37:1))
• Les rendez-vous d'Anna (1978. 127 minutes : sound, color. In French with English subtitles. Wide screen (1.66:1))

Contributors:

Akerman, Chantal , film director, actor, director of photography, editor of moving image work

Szlingerbaum, Samy, 1949-1986 , film director, director of photography, editor of moving image work

Jenart, Corinne , film producer

Paul, Evelyne , film producer

Dahan, Alain , film producer

Sandberg, Francine , editor of moving image work

Canino, Patricia , editor of moving image work

Mangolte, Babette , director of photography

Penzer, Jean , director of photography

Wauthion, Claire , actor

Arestrup, Niels , actor

Seyrig, Delphine, 1932-1990 , actor

Languages:

French
English

Language Notes:

Dialogue in French, with English subtitles; dialogue in English; silent.

Included Works:

Saute ma ville (Motion picture)

Enfant aimé (Motion picture)

Chambre (Motion picture)

Hotel Monterey (Motion picture)

15/8 (Motion picture)

Je tu il elle (Motion picture)

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Motion picture)

News from home (Motion picture : 1977)

Rendez-vous d'Anna (Motion picture)

Related Series:

Criterion collection; [volume] 1203

Subjects:

Akerman, Chantal — Criticism and interpretation

Belgians — Drama

Mothers and daughters — Drama

Apartments — Drama

Hotels — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Widows — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Mothers and sons — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Homemakers — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Chores — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Cooking — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Prostitution — Belgium — Brussels — Drama

Belgians — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Sex work

Sexual practices

Akerman, Chantal

Criticism and interpretation

Belgians

Mothers and daughters

Apartments

Hotels

Widows

Mothers and sons

Homemakers

Chores

Cooking

Prostitution

Belgium — Brussels

New York (State) — New York

Genres:

Motion pictures

Fiction films

Experimental films

Short films

Independent films

Documentary films

Nonfiction films

Feature films

Drama

System Details:

Blu-ray; region A; unsuppressed monaural sound.

Performers:

Cast: Saute ma ville: Chantal Akerman ; L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée: Claire Wauthion, Chantal Akerman, Daphna Merzer ; Le 15/8: Chris Myllykoski ; Je tu il elle: Chantal Akerman, Niels Arestrup, Claire Wauthion; Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical ; News from home: Chantal Akerman ; Les rendez-vous d'Anna: Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël, Hanns Zischler, Lea Massari, Jean-Pierre Cassel.

Production Credits:

Saute Ma Ville: camera, René Fruchter ; editor, Geneviève Luciani.
La Chambre: camera, Babette Mangolte ; editor, Geneviève Luciani.
Hotel Monterey: camera, Babette Mangolte ; editor, Geneviève Luciani.
Le 15/8: camera and editors, Chantal Akerman, Samy Szlingerbaum.
Je Tu Il Elle: cinematography, Bénédicte Delesalle ; editor, Luc Freché.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles: cinematographer, Babette Mangolte ; editor, Patricia Canino.
News from Home: cinematography, Babette Mangolte, Jim Asbell ; editor, Francine Sandberg.
Les Rendez-Vous D'Anna: cinematography, Jean Penzer ; editor, Francine Sandberg.

General Notes:

Description based on: Title from container.
Booklet includes essay "The Weight of Being" by Beatrice Loayza, brief discussion of each film, and cast and credits.
Special features: Hanging out Yonkers (unfinished film from 1973), film-school tests, new program on Akerman, new visual esssay on Akerman, Autour de "Jeanne Dielman", interviews, essay by Beatrice Loayza.

Physical Description:

3 videodisc (664 minutes) : sound , color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (44 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm).

Physical Characteristics:

4 3/4 in.; monochrome; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; sound; silent

Film Characteristics:

1.66:1; 1.37:1; 1.33:1; full screen; wide screen

Digital Characteristics:

video file; Blu-ray; region A

Call Numbers:

CHA 1968 BLU

ISBNs:

9798886071009

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 715515291514
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3517BD (container)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3517BD-1 (disc 1)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3517BD-2 (disc 2)
Publisher Number, Criterion Collection: CC3517BD-3 (disc 3)

OCLC Numbers:

1456370831