The Criterion Collection

Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978

Edition no. 1203

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - The Criterion Collection 2009 DVD ( USA) Chantal Akerman in the Seventies - Eclipse from the Criterion Collection 2010 DVD ( USA) Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles - The Criterion Collection 2017 Blu-ray ( USA) Chantal Akerman Masterpieces, 1968–1978 - The Criterion Collection 2024 Blu-ray ( USA)
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  • Release Date: Tuesday, 23 January 2024
  • Country of Release: USA
  • MSRP: $99.95
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Saute ma ville | L'enfant aimé, ou Je joue à être une femme mariée | La chambre | Hotel Monterey | Le 15/8 | Je tu il elle | Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles | News from Home | Les rendez-vous d’Anna
Licensor Information
Cinematheque royale de Belgique

In the revolutionary first decade of her filmmaking career, Chantal Akerman devoted herself to nothing less than the total resculpting of cinematic time and space. Journeying between Europe and New York City, Akerman forged a highly personal style that fuses avant-garde influences with deeply human expressions of alienation, desire, and displacement—themes that she would explore in a series of increasingly ambitious shorts, documentaries, and features, including the towering Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. With immersive rhythms that render the most minute details momentous, these landmarks of twentieth-century art continue to reveal new ways of experiencing cinema and framing reality.

  • Year: 1968-1978
  • Time: 660 total min.

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Release Information:

Technical Specifications

Format:
Blu-ray
Discs:
BD-50 (3 Discs)
Total: 3 Discs
Regions:
A (Blu-ray)
Aspect Ratio:
1.66:1
1.37:1
1.33:1
Audio Options:
French PCM Mono 1.0
English PCM Mono 1.0
Resolution:
1080p/24
Subtitles:
English

Supplements

Types of Supplements Included: Documentary, Interview, Short Film, Archival Footage, Video Essay, Insert
  • Hanging Out Yonkers, an unfinished film from 1973 by Chantal Akerman
  • Film-school tests
  • New program on Akerman featuring critic B. Ruby Rich
  • New visual essay on Akerman featuring archival interviews with the director
  • Autour de “Jeanne Dielman,” a documentary made during the filming of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnès Ravez and Akerman
  • Interviews with Chantal Akerman and cinematographer Babette Mongolte
  • Interview with Akerman’s mother, Natalia Akerman
  • Interview with actor Aurore Clément
  • Appreciation by filmmaker Ira Sachs
  • An essay and notes on the films by critic Beatrice Loayza
  • Archival television interview excerpt featuring Chantal Akerman and star Delphine Seyrig

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Saute ma ville
L'enfant aimé, ou Je joue à être une femme mariée
La chambre
Hotel Monterey
Le 15/8
Je tu il elle
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
9.3810/10
News from Home
Les rendez-vous d’Anna
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Audio
Supplements
Artwork
7.0000/10

Restoration Information

Saute ma ville
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
L'enfant aimé, ou Je joue à être une femme mariée
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
16mm Duplicate positive
La chambre
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
16mm Original reversal positive
Hotel Monterey
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
16mm Original reversal positive
Le 15/8
Restoration by:
L Immagine Ritrovata
Year: 2015
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
16mm Duplicate negative
16mm Duplicate positive
Je tu il elle
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2016
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative
News from Home
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 2K Digital
Restored at: 2K Digital
Sources:
16mm Duplicate negative
Les rendez-vous d’Anna
Restoration by:
CINEMATEK
Year: 2020
Scanned at: 4K Digital
Restored at: 4K Digital
Sources:
35mm Original camera negative

Release Notes on Restoration

For Saute ma ville, the 35 mm original camera negative was scanned in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from an optical soundtrack positive. For L'enfant aime ou Je joue a etre une femme mariee, a 16 mm duplicate positive was scanned in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from the 16 mm magnetic final mix. For Le chambre and Hotel Monterey, the 16 mm original reversal positives were scanned in 2K resolution. For Le 15/8, a 16 mm duplicate negative and positive print were scanned in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from a 16 mm optical soundtrack positive. For Je tu il elle, the 35 mm original camera negative was scanned in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from 35 mm optical soundtrack positive. For Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, the 35 mm original camera negative was scanned in 4K resolution and restored in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from a 35 mm sound negative and a 35 mm positive print. For News from Home, a 16 mm duplicate positive was scanned in 2K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from the 16 mm magnetic final mix. For Les rendez-vous d'Anna, the 35 mm original camera negative was scanned in 4K resolution, with the original monaural soundtrack remastered from the 35 mm optical soundtrack positive.