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Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Evokes a sense of impending doom, the daily domestic routine of a middle-aged widow. Her chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her grown son, and turning the occasional trick. Her life is beginning to break down.
producer, Evelyn Paul ; writer, Danae Maroulacou ; director, Chantal Akerman.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975.
Special features: Restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Chantal Akerman; "Autour de Jeanne Dielman:" a 69-minute documentary shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnes Ravez and Akerman, made during the filming; new interviews with Akerman and cinematographer Babette Mangolte; excerpt from "Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman:" a 1997 episode of the French television program Cinéma de notre temps; interview with Akerman's mother, Natalia; archival television interview excerpt featuring Akerman and star Delphine Seyrig; "Saute ma ville:" (1968), Akerman's first film, with an introduction by the director. A booklet featuring an essay by film scholar Ivone Margulies.
Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical.
DVD; widescreen (1.66:1); Dolby Digital.
Cinematography, Babette Mangolte ; editor, Patricia Canino.
Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 484