Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

TITLE...........: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
STARS...........: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck
DIRECTOR........: Chantal Akerman
WRITERS.........: Chantal Akerman
GENRE...........: Drama
METASCORE.......: 94
TOMATOMETER.....: 95
IMDB SCORE......: 7.5
IMDB LINK.......: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073198
RUNTIME.........: 3h 21mn
SIZE............: 8.81 GB
VIDEO CODEC.....: HEVC (Main10@L4)
BITRATE.........: 6000 Kbps (2-pass)
RESOLUTION......: 1800x1080
ASPECT RATIO....: 1.78:1
FRAMERATE.......: 23.976 fps
AUDIO...........: French FLAC 1.0
SUBTITLES.......: ENG
SOURCE..........: Chantal Akerman Masterpieces Criterion Blu-ray
ENCODE DATE.....: 2024-06-17


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, whose chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In its enormous spareness, Akerman’s film seems simple, but it encompasses an entire world. Whether seen as an exacting character study or as 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.


Extras

• Autour de Jeanne Dielman - A documentary shot by Sami Frey, edited by Agnes Ravel and Chantal Akerman , was produced during the production of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which showcases the process of the direction. It's a great, must-see behind-the-scenes documentary which even includes moments showcasing how the director and star rehearsed several scenes.

• Babette Mangolte - The cinematographer of Jeanne Dielman, is interviewed about the film and about her work with Akerman on several other films. She discusses their meeting and working together over the years.

• Chantal Akerman and Delphine Seyrig - The director and star of the film are interviewed together in 1976 in a segment from a French television program where they discuss Jeanne Dielman and their views on the story and its importance.

• Chantal Akerman: On Filmmaking - Taken from the episode Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman, where the filmmaker discusses her work and approach to film and life. From the French program cinema de notre temps.

• Chantal Akerman: On Jeanne Dielman - An interview with the writer-director about the film, it's importance, and her lasting legacy as a filmmaker.

• Natalie Akerman - Chantal Akerman's mother is interviewed by her daughter about her filmmaking and about Jeanne Dielman.

• Saute Ma Ville - A 1968 short film which shares many of the same ideas and themes of Jeanne Dielman, which was the first short film made by director Chantal Akerman, starring herself, made when she was 18.

• Trailer