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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

  • 19751975
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 3h 22m
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7.8/10
8.3K
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Drama

A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happe... Read allA lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happens that changes her safe routine.A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores, takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. However, something happens that changes her safe routine.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
8.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Chantal Akerman
  • Writer
    • Chantal Akerman
  • Stars
    • Delphine Seyrig
    • Jan Decorte
    • Henri Storck
Top credits
  • Director
    • Chantal Akerman
  • Writer
    • Chantal Akerman
  • Stars
    • Delphine Seyrig
    • Jan Decorte
    • Henri Storck
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 58User reviews
    • 85Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins

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    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Jan Decorte and Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
    Delphine Seyrig in Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

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    Delphine Seyrig
    Delphine Seyrig
    • Jeanne Dielmanas Jeanne Dielman
    Jan Decorte
    Jan Decorte
    • Sylvain Dielmanas Sylvain Dielman
    Henri Storck
    Henri Storck
    • 1st Calleras 1st Caller
    Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
    • 2nd Calleras 2nd Caller
    Yves Bical
    • 3rd Calleras 3rd Caller
    Chantal Akerman
    Chantal Akerman
    • Neighboras Neighbor
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Chantal Akerman
    • Writer
      • Chantal Akerman
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    Storyline

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    Jeanne Dielman, a lonely young widow, lives with her son Sylvain following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon. —Volker Boehm
    peeling potatoesexistential lonelinesssex workerhousewifewidow55 more
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Jeanne Dielman's obsessive and exacting ritualistic behavior was inspired by director Chantal Akerman's mother, Natalia Akerman.
    • Goofs
      From around 01:11:18 to 01:11:36, we can see the boom mic on right of the frame.
    • Quotes

      Sylvain Dielman: [Referring to his dead father] If he was ugly, did you want to make love with him?

      Jeanne Dielman: Ugly or not, it wasn't all that important. Besides, "making love" as you call it, is merely a detail. And I had you. And he wasn't as ugly as all that.

      Sylvain Dielman: Would you want to remarry?

      Jeanne Dielman: No. Get used to someone else?

      Sylvain Dielman: I mean someone you love.

      Jeanne Dielman: Oh, you know...

      Sylvain Dielman: Well, if I were a woman, I could never make love with someone I wasn't deeply in love with.

      Jeanne Dielman: How could you know? You're not a woman. Lights out?

    • Connections
      Edited into Les variations Dielman (2010)
    • Soundtracks
      Bagatelle for Piano
      Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews58

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Important, challenging modern classic
    Fascinating, powerful, hyper-controlled, super-subtle study of woman slowly coming unglued. Uses its 3 hour+ running time to put you inside the stultifying boredom and ennui of her life, and lets you see the tiny changes in her repetitive days that are powerful and meaningful barometers of the titanic emotions going on behind her blank masque. Not easy or 'fun' to watch. By definition (and intention?) it gets slow to the point of boredom at times. (Indeed NY Times critic Vincent Canby, who loved the film, jokingly warned that watching it 'could be fatal' if one was in the wrong mood.) But everything interconnects in an amazingly thought-out way. Every bit of dialogue (of which there's almost none) leaves a clue, or at least a trace. Fascinating camera-work; almost always static images. with every cut at 90 degree angles. And again, when that rule is broken there are specific thematic and storytelling reasons. A challenging, 'difficult' film, but one not to be missed.
    helpful•55
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    • runamokprods
    • May 31, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 21, 1976 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Belgium
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels
    • Filming locations
      • Brussels, Brussels-Capital, Belgium
    • Production companies
      • Paradise Films
      • Unité Trois
      • Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $19,858
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    • Runtime
      3 hours 22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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