Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Steven Weill

“A study of how any routine becomes architecture in time. Chantal Akerman makes cooking, cleaning, waiting, serving, and moving through rooms feel simultaneously stabilizing and imprisoning. I'm sure the sentiment wouldn't be relatable to anyone... The film is profoundly interested in the hidden labor that allows ordinary life to appear orderly. But alsowhat happens when one tiny disruption exposes”