Saute ma ville / Demain on déménage (Tomorrow We Move)
Museum of Modern Art
In a frantic, comedic tribute reminiscent of Beckett or Chaplin, Chantal Akerman's early work, "Saute ma ville" (1968), showcases an 18-year-old Akerman in a semiotics of her kitchen, embodying a confined yet Dionesian figure. "Demain on déménage" (2004) is a subversive screwball comedy exploring themes of survivor's guilt through Charlotte, a writer of erotic literature, and her recently widowed mother. Both films are described by Akerman as tragicomedies, almost Chaplinesque in nature.
Friday, September 12
In Person: Sylviane Akerman, Tomas Leyers (Director, Royal Film Archive of Belgium — CINEMATEK)
Friday, October 3
In Person: Aurore Clément
Saute ma ville / Demain on déménage (Tomorrow We Move)
Museum of Modern Art
In a frantic, comedic tribute reminiscent of Beckett or Chaplin, Chantal Akerman's early work, "Saute ma ville" (1968), showcases an 18-year-old Akerman in a semiotics of her kitchen, embodying a confined yet Dionesian figure. "Demain on déménage" (2004) is a subversive screwball comedy exploring themes of survivor's guilt through Charlotte, a writer of erotic literature, and her recently widowed mother. Both films are described by Akerman as tragicomedies, almost Chaplinesque in nature.
Friday, September 12
In Person: Sylviane Akerman, Tomas Leyers (Director, Royal Film Archive of Belgium — CINEMATEK)
Friday, October 3
In Person: Aurore Clément