| Edition |
Director-approved special ed., widescreen. |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (201 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([16] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm.) |
| Series |
The Criterion collection ; 484 |
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Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 484.
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| System Details |
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (1.66:1) presentation; Dolby Digital Mono. |
| Cast |
Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical. |
| Credits |
Editor, Patricia Canino ; sound editor, Alain Marchal ; art direction, Philippe Graff. |
| Note |
Originally released as a motion picture in 1975. |
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Special features: Disc 1. Restored digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Chantal Akerman. Disc 2. "Autour de Jeanne Dielman:" a 69-minute documentary shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnes Ravez and Akerman, made during the filming; "Chantal Akerman : on Jeanne Dielman" interview with Chantal Akerman; "Chantal Akerman on filmmaking" exerpted from a 1997 episode of the French television program Cinéma de notre temps; "Chantal Akerman and Delphine Seyrig" segment from the 1976 French television program Les rendez-vous du dimanche where Akerman and Seyrig discuss their work on Jeanne Dielman; "Babette Mangolte" interview with cinematographer Babette Mangolte; "Natalia Akerman" interview with Chantal Akerman's mother; "Saute ma ville" short film directed by and starring Chantal Akerman. Booklet: "A matter of time" by film scholar Ivone Marguilies. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
French dialogue with optional English subtitles. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Widows -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Drama.
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Mothers and sons -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Drama.
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Chores -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Drama.
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Cooking -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Drama.
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Prostitution -- Belgium -- Brussels -- Drama.
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Chores. (OCoLC)fst01748327
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Cooking. (OCoLC)fst01754966
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Mothers and sons. (OCoLC)fst01027007
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Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
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Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
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Belgium -- Brussels.
(OCoLC)fst01204415
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films -- Belgium.
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Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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| Added Author |
Mangolte, Babette. Cinematographer. Interviewee.
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Akerman, Chantal. Director. Screenwriter. Interviewee.
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Paul, Evelyn. Producer.
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Jenart, Corinne. Producer.
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Seyrig, Delphine, 1932-1990. Actor.
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Decorte, Jan. Actor.
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Storck, Henri. Actor.
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Doniol-Valcroze, Jacques. Actor.
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Bical, Yves. Actor.
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Frey, Sami, 1937- Cinematographer.
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Margulies, Ivone.
Matter of time.
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Janus Films.
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Paradise Films.
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Helene Films. Unité Trois.
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Criterion Collection (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Cinéma de notre temps.
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Autour de Jeanne Dielman.
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Saute ma ville.
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| Standard No. |
715515048019 |
| ISBN |
9781604651775 |
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1604651776 |
| Music No. |
CC1825D Criterion Collection |
