My mother laughs /
First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman's...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Brooklyn, N.Y.] :
The Song Cave,
[2019]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman's often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final film No Home Movie (2015). With a particular focus on the difficulties Akerman faced in conjunction with the end of her mother's life, the book combines a matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better convey the totality of her experience. Akerman writes: "With pride because I believed at last in my ability to say something that I'd had trouble saying. I told myself, I am strong for once, I speak. I speak the truth." |
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| Item Description: | First published as Ma mère rit by Mecure de France in 2013. Publisher location and date of publication from publisher's website. |
| Physical Description: | 173 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780998829081 0998829080 |