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Belgium, France, West Germany · 1977
1h 25m
Director Chantal Akerman
Starring Chantal Akerman
Genre Documentary
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Feminist filmmaker Chantal Akerman documents her life in New York City, while also contending with letters from her loving but manipulative mother back home in Brussels. These words, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away as the city comes more and more to the fore.
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