Classics at the Browning/Film: “Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” (1975)
Directed by Chantal Akerman (scheduled to appear in person). Not Rated, 201 minutes. $7 - $4. French with English subtitles. In a small apartment in Brussels lives Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig), a middle-aged widow, mother, homemaker, and prostitute whose existence is dominated by routine – the preparation of meals, the running of errands, visits from her clients, and evenings with her teenage son Sylvain (Jan Decorte) – until the cracks start to show.
Saturday, Feb. 15; 2 p.m. in the Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center