Jeanne Dielman 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is a 1975 film by Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman. Upon its release, The New York Times called Jeanne Dielman the "first masterpiece of the feminine in the history of the cinema." Chantal Akerman scholar Ivone Margulies asserts the picture is a filmic paradigm for uniting feminism and anti-illusionism. The film was named the 19th-greatest film of the 20th Century by The Village Voice. Jeanne Dielman's static framing, long takes, and eschewal of reverse shots force the viewer to objectively experience its protagonist and the oppressive female labor that is her daily routine. Akerman's attention to images between the images requires the same attention of the film's viewers—an attention...