Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984)

11/19/1984 (FR) • Documentary, TV Movie • 8m

Overview

A filmmaker’s self-portrait, asking hard questions of herself and of us. Invoking Aurore Clément as a kind of stand-in or proxy, a glamorous counterpart to Akerman who sports a drawn-on moustache. What is cinema for? Who is it for? If the Mosaic prohibition on making graven images includes film images, then where does that leave a Jewish filmmaker?

Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984)

11/19/1984 (FR) • 8m

Documentary, TV Movie

Overview

A filmmaker’s self-portrait, asking hard questions of herself and of us. Invoking Aurore Clément as a kind of stand-in or proxy, a glamorous counterpart to Akerman who sports a drawn-on moustache. What is cinema for? Who is it for? If the Mosaic prohibition on making graven images includes film images, then where does that leave a Jewish filmmaker?

Top Billed Cast

Chantal Akerman

Self

Aurore Clément

Self

View More

Recommendations

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

77%

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

77%

Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale

73%

Mara'akame's Dream

65%

Shark

93%

Wrong Turn 4: Bloody Beginnings

57%

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

77%

Amarsi un po'...

63%

Moments: Six

78%

Barbie as Rapunzel

70%

Far Far Away Idol

63%

Barbie Video Game Hero

69%

Till Luck Do Us Part 2

57%

Mulan II

65%

The Little Guy

73%

Nana 2

63%

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

74%

American Pie: Revealed

60%

Monster High: Electrified

73%

My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Friendship Games

74%

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

No keywords have been added.

© All Rights Reserved 2025