A film by Chantal Akerman
Delphine Seyrig as a widow keeping a precise routine over three days. Shot in fixed takes at her eye level, it was voted the greatest film of all time in Sight and Sound's 2022 critics' poll.
Where to find it More from Chantal AkermanFiled under Slow cinema
Rented to cinemas, schools and film societies.
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesJeanne Dielman watches a routine in full until the smallest change feels catastrophic. Gus Van Sant has named it as a model for the long, patient takes of Elephant.
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesTodd Haynes has said he looked to Jeanne Dielman for the style of Safe, another film that watches a housewife's routine from a distance.