#Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968–1978

[lonesomedreamereccentriclover]

On January 23rd, the @criterioncollection will release a 3 blu-ray box-set with films from Chantal Akerman - with ”Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” being one of the included films - that was voted best film ever in the latest Sight&Sound poll! The set will have following extras:

THREE-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New 4K digital restoration of Les rendez-vous d’Anna and 2K digital restorations of Saute ma ville; L’enfant aimé, ou Je joue à être une femme mariée; La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Le 15/8; Je tu il elle; Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles; and News from Home, with uncompressed monaural soundtracks

Hanging Out Yonkers, an unfinished film from 1973 by Chantal Akerman

Film-school tests

New program on Akerman featuring critic B. Ruby Rich

New visual essay on Akerman featuring archival interviews with the director

Autour de “Jeanne Dielman,” a documentary made during the filming of Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, shot by actor Sami Frey and edited by Agnès Ravez and Akerman

Interviews with Akerman, cinematographer Babette Mangolte, actors Aurore Clément and Delphine Seyrig, and Akerman’s mother, Natalia

Appreciation by filmmaker Ira Sachs

PLUS: An essay and notes on the films by critic Beatrice Loayza

New cover by Century

[philipkindreddickhead]

I got the deal of a lifetime: Chantal Akerman Masterpieces 1968-1978 for 50 bucks!