90: A Chantal Akerman Mother's Day: Jeanne Dielman and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna

We celebrate Mother's Day with an episode on the queen of on-screen mothers, Chantal Akerman, and her films Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna. On this episode: Chantal Akerman's legacy (4:20) Jeanne Dielman (17:52) What to make of Jeanne Dielman's ending (34:31) Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (41:03) Mothers in the two films (55:25) Jewish identity in Akerman's films (1:00:52) Akerman's aesthetic (1:09:24) Conclusion (1:13:36) This episode features Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney, Executive Editor Orla Smith, Associate Editor Brett Pardy, and Contributing Editor Lindsay Pugh. Episode Notes:   Read Alex's review of Chantal Akerman's 2015 film, No Home Movie Preview or purchase our ebook Tour of memories: The creative process behind Joanna Hogg's The Souvenir Preview or purchase our ebook Road to nowhere: Kelly Reichardt's broken American dreams. Preview or purchase our ebook Peterloo in process: A Mike Leigh collaboration Listen to our episode featuring Promising Young Woman (content warning: discussion of sexual violence) Listen to our episode featuring Spinster Read our newest feature, our editors picks for the fifty most exciting emerging actors working today   Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.