Part 1: Domestic orders (ft. Justine Smith)

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The Akerman Year

Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm

12 episodes

8 months ago

Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects.

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Part 1: Domestic orders (ft. Justine Smith)

The Akerman Year

1 hour 55 minutes 10 seconds

4 years ago

Part 1: Domestic orders (ft. Justine Smith)

For our appropriately gargantuan first proper episode, we welcome back fellow Lodger and film-studies veteran Justine Smith to dive in at the deep end with discussion of some of Akerman's early shorts, before moving onto the film Akerman is still far and away best known for, the 200-minute colossus Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles .

Kate's piece on Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue for Cinema Scope:
https://cinema-scope.com/features/trouble-up-north-dennis-hoppers-out-of-the-blue/

Akerman films discussed or mentioned in this episode:
L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée _; _La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Michael Snow - Wavelength; La Station Centrale; Standard Time
Todd Haynes - [Safe], Carol
Bette Gordon - Variety
Marie-Claude Treilhou - Simone Barbès ou la vertu

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/