Named "the greatest film of all time" in the most recent Sight & Sound
critics' poll, writer/director Chantal Akerman's 1975
film Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
celebrates its 50th anniversary with a re-release in UK/ROI cinemas.
The movie meticulously details the life of Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig), a widowed mother who supports herself and her son by entertaining men
in the afternoons. Jeanne's routine life is disrupted when she experiences
her first ever orgasm with one of her clients.
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is in
UK/ROI cinemas from February 7th and will be available as part of the
BFI's bluray boxset 'Chantal Akerman Collection Volume 1: 1967-1978' on February 24th. The BFI
Southbank will host an Akerman retrospective from February 3rd to March
18th.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
Heralded by Le Monde in January 1976 as “the first masterpiece of the feminine in the history of the cinema”, Chantal Akerman’s landmark second feature, the mesmerising Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles follows the meticulous daily routine of its titular lead over the course of three days. Presented at the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes in 1975, the film brought the then 24-year-old Akerman international recognition. A cornerstone of feminist cinema, Chantal Akerman’s cinematically radical film challenged the status quo when it was originally released and continues to do so today 50 years later.
