Part 10: Self-portrait (ft. Patricia White)

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The Akerman Year

Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm

12 episodes

8 months ago

Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects.

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Part 10: Self-portrait (ft. Patricia White)

The Akerman Year

1 hour 43 minutes 29 seconds

2 years ago

Part 10: Self-portrait (ft. Patricia White)

Film scholar and author Patricia White joins us to tackle a couple of Akerman's more direct attempts at self-portraiture (Lettre d'un Cinéaste and Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman), along with Sami Frey's behind-the-scenes chronicle Autour de Jeanne Dielman (edited by Akerman in the early 2000s). Discussed: the greatness of Delphine Seyrig, the joy of listening to Akerman talk about movies, her push-pull approach to tackling commissioned work, and (of course) much more.

Music by: The Peter Parkers, Tim Hecker, Sandy Denny.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/