Jeanne Dielman 23 Quai Du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles Blu-Ray (BFI/Region B)

Chantal Akerman’s landmark second feature follows the meticulous daily routine of its titular lead over the course of three days. Voted Sight and Sound’s Greatest Film of All Time in 2022, marking the first time a female filmmaker has taken the number one spot, Jeanne Dielman is revolutionary in its bold experimental approach to narrative subject and structure. Charting the breakdown of its protagonist, a bourgeois Belgian housewife, mother and part-time sex worker over the course of three days, the film rigorously records her everyday life in extended time and hypnotic detail.

Extras

• Restored in 2K and presented in High Definition
• Audio commentary by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell of the Akerman Year podcast
• Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975, 69 mins): insightful documentary by Sami Frey showing the working relationship between Akerman and Delphine Seyrig
• Chantal Akerman 1976: An Interview (1976, 59 mins): the filmmaker discusses her early films with B Ruby Rich
• Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman (2007, 30 mins): Chantal Akerman talks to her mother, Natalia
• Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007, 34 mins)
• Interview with Aurore Clément (2007, 19 mins): The actor talks to Chantal Akerman about how she came to work on Les Rendez-vous d’Anna, and the reaction the film garnered on its release

This is a UK Import. The Blu-ray is Region B and will require a multi-regional capable player.