SR EP90: A Chantal Akerman Mother's Day: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna
Seventh Row Podcast
English - May 05, 2021 13:00 - 1 hour - 113 MB - ★★★★★ - 21 ratingsTV & Film film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We celebrate Mother's Day with an episode on the queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna.
On this episode:
Chantal Akerman's legacy (4:20) Jeanne Dielman (17:52) What to make of Jeanne Dielman's ending (34:31) Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (41:03) Mothers in the two films (55:25) Jewish identity in Akerman's films (1:00:52) Akerman's aesthetic (1:09:24) Conclusion (1:13:36)
This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Contributing Editor Lindsay Pugh.
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