"Akerman recalled the rebounding of fold-up seats as audience members walked out" on Jeanne Dielman.
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"As she put it, the idea of a single language of feminist film ‘is like saying there is only one way for women to express themselves."
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"But there should be as many different ways as there are different kinds of women making films.’"
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"There was a pragmatic side to Akerman’s feminism. She aimed for an 80 per cent female crew, employing women in roles normally fulfilled..."
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"by men (cinematographers, lighting technicians, sound recordists) so that a literal or metaphorical male gaze didn’t dictate the shots."
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"Akerman was inspired to make her first film at the age of 18 after watching Godard’s Pierrot le Fou..."


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My apologies to my followers but Chantal Akerman is a very important filmmaker, and you should know her.
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@cmeik no need to apologize!
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