He is the director of the best film in the history of cinema: it’s time to discover his work!

At the end of 2022, a very serious rating came and recognized Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai Du Commerce, 1080 Brussels as the best film in the history of cinema. 1,600 critics voted on the feature film at the request of the BFI (British Film Institute)’s Sight and Sound magazine, and it was this 1976 feature film that came out on top, much to the surprise of many. This rating is updated only once in 10 years.

The best film in the history of cinema or 3 hours 18 of deep boredom? Why revise this divisive work?

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du commerce, 1080 Brussels is a work unlike any other, surrounded by a unique aura. This is a film that was very little seen upon its release (31,000 admissions in 1976) and which became very difficult to see legally (due to rights issues) for many years, thus giving it a very rare edge as a hidden treasure. …

The beginning of the main retrospective

At the beginning of autumn, a year after the release of Jeanne Dielman, ten other works, which have become very rare, by the same director, Chantal Akerman, have recently appeared on the big screen, thanks to a retrospective that was created. Distributor Capricci in France.

Two film cycles are planned. One from September 25, then from October 23, 2024. Here’s a list of movies that are being released in restored 2K and 4K versions:

Cycle 1 – from September 25, 2024

• I you he he

• News from home

• Anna’s dates

• all night

• golden eighties

• letters home

• American stories

• from the east

2 cycles – from October 23, 2024

• Couch in New York

• the south

• a prisoner

• on the other side

• We are moving tomorrow

• over there

• Almayer’s Madness

• Not a mainstream movie

Most of these films are very rare and were difficult to see or watch legally in France for several years.

Almost full box by Chantal Ackerman mid-October 2024

Alongside this double cycle of releases, a box set of 43 films will be released, with many previously unreleased on video and all offered on Blu-ray for the first time. This box will combine “Almost all of his film and television work is available“, Caprich elaborates. More than 13 hours of bonus features have been announced: interviews and archival footage, documentaries about the director, cast and crew testimonials, film introductions… Released on October 15, 2024.

Finally, consider the major retrospective exhibition of Chantal Akerman Palm game in Paris, which has just begun. It will be visible until January 19, 2025.