Chantal Akerman Collection Vol. 1 (1967-1978) Blu-ray
'Chantal Akerman Collection Volume 1 (1967-1978)' BFI Limited Edition 5-Disc Blu-ray Box Set | 2,000 copies | 14 films | French w/ English subtitles
Chantal Akerman directed more than 40 films (short, medium and feature-length) over almost 50 years, spanning fiction, documentary, musical comedy and literary adaptation. Today, she is regarded as one of the most important and influential directors of her generation.
Although best known for her landmark second narrative feature, Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), which topped the Sight and Sound Greatest Films of All Time Poll in 2022, Akerman never stopped rebelling, continuously experimenting throughout her career to challenge the formal and narrative boundaries of film.
The Films:
- INSAS entrance exam films: Bruxelles 1&2, Knokke 1&2 (1967)
- Saute ma ville (1968)
- L’Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée (1971)
- La Chambre (1972)
- Hôtel Monterey (1972)
- Hanging Out Yonkers (1973)
- Le 15/8 (1973)
- Je tu il elle (1974)
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
- News From Home (1976)
- Les Rendez-vous d’Anna (1978)
Limited Edition contents include:
- 72-page perfect bound book featuring new essays by Lillian Crawford, Catherine Bray, Diana Cipriano, Justine Smith, Daniella Shreir, Pamela Hutchinson, Jerry White, Sarah Wood and Hannah Strong plus archive articles by Janet Bergstrom and Laura Mulvey
- Limited edition of 2,000 copies
Special features include:
- Audio commentaries on Saute ma ville and Je tu il elle by So Mayer and Selina Robertson of the queer feminist film curatorial collective Club des Femmes
- Audio commentary on Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell of the Akerman Year podcast
- Audio commentary on Les Rendez-vous d’Anna by Kate Rennebohm
- Chantal Akerman 1976: An Interview (1976, 59 mins): the filmmaker discusses her early films with B Ruby Rich
- Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975, 69 mins): insightful documentary by Sami Frey showing the working relationship between Akerman and Delphine Seyrig
- Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman (2007, 30 mins): Chantal Akerman talks to her mother, Natalia
- Interviews with Babette Mangolte and Aurore Clément (2007, 53 mins total)
- Leaving Home – New World Vision (2024, 14 mins): artist Sarah Wood meditates on News From Home in a newly commissioned video essay
