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Chantal Akerman’s greatest film made in 1975 and running 198 minutes is one of those lucid puzzlers that may drive you up the wall but will keep you thinking for days or weeks. - Jonathan Rosenbaum"
Mr. Saturn added this to a list 10 months, 1 week ago
"The slowest narrative film I've ever seen, "Jeanne Dielman" is the 'poetry of everyday life' in the most literal sense. Most of this film's 200+ minutes shows the title character engaged in common domestic chores: cooking, doing the dishes, cleaning, and (to avoid 'spoilers') other perhaps more exciting (?) activities.
It took me about a half hour to get into the rhythm of the film; at first I was tempted to just give up on it (nothing's going to happen!) but I glad I stuck with it. Often r"
"Brilliantly directed and quite a singular viewing experience, but it's just not enjoyable to watch. Believe me, I'm totally fine with, nay, vastly prefer films as a medium of art rather than entertainment, but I need to feel something beyond "this is really well made and unique" when I watch a movie"