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• Actors: Delphine Seyrig, Jan Decorte, Henri Storck, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, Yves Bical
• Directors: Chantal Akerman
• Writers: Chantal Akerman
• Producers: Alain Dahan, Corinne Jénart, Evelyne Paul, Guy Cavagnac, Liliane de Kermadec
• Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English, French
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Criterion
• DVD Release Date: August 25, 2009
• Run Time: 201 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B002AFX53C
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #48,571 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (The Criterion Collection)" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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25 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable, July 6, 2009

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Howard Gardner Stevenson (Seattle, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

As others have mentioned, this is a film unlike any ever made. Not only is it utterly original and distinctive, it took chances that filmmakers just don't take anymore - and it succeeded. The audience for Jeanne Dielman is certainly small. Most viewers would find this film slow and impenetrable, yet those are its strengths. Only through experiencing nearly every moment of Jeanne's life over several days does the viewer absorb the full impact of the film and appreciate its climax. I've never seen such a pure, personal vision of film created so successfully and I have no doubt that when people discuss 20th century filmmaking in several hundred years, this film will be a part of that discussion. If you sit through all 3 hours and follow it closely, you'll never forget this film, even if you think you don't like it. For me, it's one of the high points in cinema history and more than any other film ever made, it stands alone, sui generis - one of a kind. And, everyone who loves the movies is better off because of it.
And, for those who don't "get" this film, fear not: the next Adam Sandler movie and Saw IX will be coming to a multiplex near you, soon.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Courageous and Bold Film - Like Nothing You Have Ever Seen, June 17, 2009

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Grayzer "Ramon" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

How great that Criterion is releasing this masterpiece! It's really impossible to describe this film. I saw it back in the eighties and since then have tried to explain to friends the techniques that Chantal Ackerman uses to tell her tale. Most shake their heads and wonder why someone would want to watch repetitive static shots of real-time, full-length, unedited actions of the main characters doing things like peeling and boiling potatoes, making coffee, making meatloaf, etc. The film has the pace of a Tarkovsky film (but without the pretentiousness), and it sounds as if it would be incredibly boring. At 200 minutes it will test you (especially if you aren't used to "art-house cinema"), but it works so well that you will be riveted by the smallest details and gestures. The action comes together (hint: or comes apart) perfectly, and it all makes sense in the (infamous) end. Throughout, you will find yourself joyously perplexed. There's humor and drama and perfectly scaled lulls and crescendos.

This is courageous and bold film making.

I saw the film again several months ago at SF MoMA, and the pure genius of it is undiminished. It is not dated, nor is it pretentious or overly artsy in its approach. I managed to drag along one of those friends who hadn't seen the film back in the eighties, and he was blown away. When the film ended, he turned to me and said, "Incredible" .

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeanne Dielman, June 15, 2009

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Robert Landis "Eclectic music" (Fairfield, Ct) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (The Criterion Collection) (DVD)

I saw this film at the Film Forum in NYC in ~ 1982. IT BLEW ME AWAY. It was a mesmerising experience that I will never forget, and I am so glad that it is being released by The Criterion Collection.
The movie is long, and seems to move slowly, as some scenes are filmed in real time. The payoff comes at the end, when in a startling ending everything makes sense. A riveting film that you will think about for the rest of your life.