Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

I own only a few films, and this is one of them. Written and directed by renowned filmmaker, Chantal Akerman,  Jeanne Dielman is considered one of the first and finest examples of feminist filmmaking (whatever that is—Akerman herself said, “I don’t think woman’s cinema exists."). See this film. It is long (201 minutes). It is hypnotic. The film reflects not only the women’s movement of the time, but also the eternal struggle of womanhood.

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