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| Jeanne Dielman / Evolution |
We're back with another installment!
In this entry we look at Chantal Akerman's influence on everyone from Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird) & Kelly Reichardt (Wendy & Lucy) to newcomers like Kyle Edward Ball (Skinamarink) & Charlotte Wells Aftersun).
Enjoy...
Chantal Akerman's JEANNE DIELMAN was a big touchstone for me. I love that movie and I also love the time she takes with tasks - Greta Gerwig, Vanity Fair
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| Jeanne Dielman / Lady Bird |
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| Jeanne Dielman / Lady Bird |
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| Jeanne Dielman / Lady Bird The above comparisons make me wonder if part of the inspiration for Gerwig's Barbie film came from Akerman's Golden Eighties...
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Nobody else makes a movie like Akerman. They just have that extraordinary strength of vision. To see and be near that as a 20-year-old made me see how deep and committed an artist could be - Andrew Bujalski, The Film Stage
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| Saute Ma Ville / Mutual Appreciation |
Chantal Akerman's work definitely influenced it - Kyle Edward Ball, Fangoria
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| Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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| Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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| Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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| Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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| Hotel Monterey / Skinamarink |
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| La Chambre / Skinamarink |
One for the primary references I was looking at was JE TU IL ELLE by Chantal Akerman, especially the beginning of that movie - Jane Schoenbrun, ebert voices
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| Je Tu Il Elle / We're All Going To The World's Fair |
The comparison & quote above makes me wonder if this was also intentional...
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| Saute Ma Ville / We're All Going To The World's Fair |
One was JEANNE DIELMAN (1975), the Chantal Akerman film, because of all these ordinary actions that Delphine Seyrig carries out in the film and that our protagonist, Albert, also carries out - Lucile Hadžihalilović, BFI
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| Jeanne Dielman... / Earwig |
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| Jeanne Dielman... / Earwig |
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| Jeanne Dielman... / Earwig |
I have a Chantal Akerman book with me now that I’ll just mention [Chantal Akerman: Moving Through Time and Space]. I had the book on me when I was shooting. It’s just stills from some of her movies - Chantal Akerman, reclaim the frame
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| Jeanne Dielman / Night Moves |
News From Home /
Wendy and Lucy
Wendy and Lucy
The Day When /
Night Moves
Night Moves
La Chambre /
Night Moves
Night Moves
There is [also] a tracking shot in down a hotel corridor that is very directly inspired by Hotel Monterey - Chantal Akerman, Criterion
Hotel Monterey /
Aftersun
La Chambre is a short that she made in New York in 1972; it was the inspiration for the last shot of my film, which is kind of a 360-degree pan - Chantal Akerman, Criterion
La Chambre /
Aftersun
Akerman's influence on Wells started well before he feature film debut. One of her short films is almost a loose remake of News From Home...
Chantal Akerman I adore, especially News From Home - Charlotte Wells, The Guardian
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News From Home / Laps |
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News From Home / Laps |
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News From Home / Laps |
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| News From Home / Aftersun |
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The Day When / Aftersun |
The Day When /
Aftersun
Je Tu Il Elle /
Aftersun
