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The Day When...

1997-01-01 · 7 min · ★ 7.3

Documentary

Chantal Akerman reads a script detailing the woes that befell her on the day she thought about "The Future of Cinema". The camera continuously rotates 360 degrees around her apartment as she rereads the script at an exponentially increasing speed. At its heart, an homage to Godard.

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Directors
Chantal Akerman
Production companies
Waka Films, RSI, ARTE GEIE
Countries
Belgium
Status
Released

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Chantal AkermanChantal AkermanSelf

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