Chantal Akerman - The 1970s - 4-Disc Set ( Saute ma ville / La chambre / Le 15/8 / L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée / Hanging Out Yonkers / Je tu il elle / Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles / News from Home / Les rendez-vous d'Anna / Hôtel Monterey ) ( Blow Up My Town / The Room / The 15/8 / The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman / Hanging Out Yonkers / I, You, He, She / Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles / News from Home / The Meetings of Anna / Hotel Monterey )

Chantal Akerman - The 1970s - 4-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

$78.99

Original Title: Saute ma ville / La chambre / Le 15/8 / L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée / Hanging Out Yonkers / Je tu il elle / Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles / News from Home / Les rendez-vous d'Anna / Hôtel Monterey
Alternate Title: Blow Up My Town / The Room / The 15/8 / The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman / Hanging Out Yonkers / I, You, He, She / Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles / News from Home / The Meetings of Anna / Hotel Monterey
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
French ( Mono )
French ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Silent ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
639 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered

Movie filmed in 1971-1978 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Germany ( Germany, Central Europe )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Chantal Akerman
Samy Szlingerbaum

Written By:
Chantal Akerman

Samy Szlingerbaum
Eric De Kuyper
Paul Paquay

Actors:
Chantal Akerman ..... The girl
Chantal Akerman ..... Elle-même - Sur son lit
Chantal Akerman ..... Ell-même
Chris Myllykoski ..... Lui-même
Samy Szlingerbaum
Chantal Akerman ..... Elle-même
Daphné Merzer ..... La petite fille
Claire Wauthion ..... La jeune mère
Chantal Akerman ..... Julie
Niels Arestrup ..... Truck-driver
Claire Wauthion ..... Girlfriend
Delphine Seyrig ..... Jeanne Dielman
Jan Decorte ..... Sylvain Dielman
Henri Storck ..... 1st Caller
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze ..... 2nd Caller
Yves Bical ..... 3rd Caller
Chantal Akerman ..... Neighbor (uncredited
Chantal Akerman ..... Self - Letter Reader
Aurore Clément ..... Anna Silver
Helmut Griem ..... Heinrich Schneider
Magali Noël ..... Ida
Hanns Zischler ..... Hans
Lea Massari ..... La mère d'Anna
Jean-Pierre Cassel ..... Daniel
Alain Berenboom
Laurent Taffein
Françoise Bonnet
Victor Verek
Thaddausz Kahl
Alain Bonnet

Synopsis:

***WARNING: "News From Home" has only French lnguage options **** Blow Up My Town: A young girl shuts herself away in her apartment and goes about her business in a strange way, as she wastes the night in her apartment. The Room: In a 360° circular panoramic shot the camera slowly pans an entire apartment (or house). When it first passes the bedroom there is nobody there but each time it shows the room again Chantal Akerman is sitting on the bed, motionless first, then busy doing something (peeling an orange, eating an orange, etc.). When she is last seen she yawns and lies down on her bed. The camera continues panning but after 10 minutes and 21 seconds the film comes to an end and she can't be seen asleep. The 15/8: On August 15, in Paris, a young Finnish girl is bored in an apartment. The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman: A young mother, alone with her daughter, confides in a friend who happens to be the director herself. Chantal Akerman, although she sympathizes with the mother, does not say a word. Hanging Out Yonkers: Originally intended as a commission for a social services agency dealing with the reintegration of young offenders and drug addicts in New York. The film was never finished. The only footage available is this 26-minute soundless reel. I, You, He, She: A young woman, alone in her room, is plagued by love-sickness. She rearranges the few pieces of furniture and then takes them out, with the exception of her mattress. Little by little, she also gets rid of her clothes, eats sugar and writes a letter. Finally, the woman leaves the flat. A lorry driver gives her a lift, enabling her to get to the woman she loves. Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles: Jeanne Dielman, a lonely young widow, lives with her son Sylvain following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon. News from Home: Chantal Akerman, the Belgian filmmaker, lives in New York. Filmed images of the City are accompanied by the texts of Chantal Akerman's loving but manipulative mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away. The Meetings of Anna: Anna, a detached and diffident director, arrives in Germany to show her latest film; she checks into a hotel, invites a stranger to her bed, and abruptly tells him to leave. He asks her to a birthday lunch with his mother and daughter; she goes. Afterward, in Cologne, she meets an old friend, a Polish Jew and war refugee. In Brussels, she spends the night at a hotel with her mother, whom she rarely sees. On the train, a stranger tells his story. Last, it's home to Paris, where her lover Daniel picks her up and they go to a hotel. Throughout, people make personal revelations to her, and Anna listens with little affect. Although it was 30 years ago, the war seems ever present. Hotel Monterey: New York City's Monterey is a residence hotel; the residents we see are older, most live alone. The camera, usually stationery, begins with a look into the lobby. The film ends with a panorama from the hotel's rooftop. There's no soundtrack. The lobby is clean with granite floors. Men wear hats. People enter and exit an elevator. The camera looks out from within the elevator as doors open and close. People sit alone and motionless in their apartments. There are long shots of empty halls. Paint peels. The flooring on upper levels is linoleum. Hall lights are florescent. Doors open a crack then close. The film provides the feeling of what it's like to live there.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 19 December, 2024.