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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)

Drama
Release Date: 1976, January 21
Directors: Chantal Akerman
Countries: Belgium, France
Production: Paradise Films, Unité Trois, Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
Cast: Delphine Seyrig, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical

Overview:

A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.

Keywords:

woman director minimalism mother son relationship loneliness single mother widow prostitution slow cinema feminist brussels, belgium household chores