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From the East
Why this pick
Akerman again builds a quietly monumental travelogue from faces, streets, waiting, and duration; its emotional force comes from observation rather than explanation.
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MOVIE1976 1h 25m FRA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Chantal Akerman, the Belgian filmmaker, lives in New York. Filmed images of the City are accompanied by the texts of Chantal Akerman's loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Chantal Akerman
Self - Letter Reader (voice)