Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Intcatinfo A Masterpiece!

Frances Chung Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

proud_luddite Three consecutive days are covered in the life of the title character (played by Delphine Seyrig), a middle-aged widow who cares for her teenaged son in the morning and evening, and does various errands in the afternoon. One of those errands seems very surprising for someone whose routine is rather rigid.There are various reasons to think this movie might not work. It's over three hours; the camera is almost always on one character; she is mostly alone and even with others, there is rare conversation. With the exception of a shocking ending, most of the time is spent on the ordinary routines of life. Despite these challenges that would fail with other film-makers, this movie succeeds in a fascinating way mainly due to Seyrig and writer-director Chantal Akerman. By the end, one realizes the movie HAD to be so long to make its point.The ending is so surprising that an initial reaction might be to reject its apparent absurdity. Yet, one cannot help but backtrack to find clues that may have lead to it.Might it be that Jeanne was starting to find an unexpected pleasure in one of her errands and that threw her off her usual sense of being very organized?This film succeeds in causing viewers to think well after the movie, a true sign of greatness. For those of us who are "loners" like Jeanne, we are forced to examine our lives. Living in this earthly plane, we are almost forced to have a routine to survive; but when does the routine become a problem?"Jeanne Dielman" might also be considered ahead of its time in exposing mental illness, signs that are apparent as we often see the despair on Jeanne's face as she stares into space.At the and of the film, I said to a long-time cinephile friend sitting to next to me, "Now that was definitely an ART film." Usually, I'm condescending whenever I say that. In this case, I meant it as a compliment.OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT: Directing by Chantal Akerman

Pierre_D Rare is it that a movie is so true to life that it crosses the line into "cinéma vérité", or rather reality movies. Jeanne Dielman (...) offers a perfect example of this phenomenon. Its namesake is a widow raising her young son, Sylvain. We see her go through her routine, implacably and relentlessly. She wakes up, makes coffee, prepares supper, takes care of another woman's child for a short time and breaks the drudgery by selling herself for a short time in the mid-day before her son returns from school.The camera stays in focus on Jeanne and her environment throughout the whole affair. Rarely do we see her out of her apartment and even more rarely do we hear her speak. The silence is nearly oppressive, filled with household noises and street noises but naught else. However, the keen observer will notice subtle differences during the second of three days presented in the film. After she takes her second caller, her behaviour changes, coming to a head on the morning of the third day. Is the milk at fault, is it the coffee or is it her? We find out only mid-day through, when we peek into the otherwise shut door that hid her encounters with her callers.Intertwined in all of this is her relationship with Sylvain, who reads during supper and speaks of sex in such a manner that is telling to us as we know what Jeanne does, but he does not. "I'd never sleep with a man I would not love if I were a woman." "But you are not a woman..." and there we have the power of truth exposing the lie, as her words about her former husband belie her current state.Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is masterful, rewarding your attention and challenging you to pay attention to every detail as only then will your concentration be rewarded. The film clocks in at three hours and some, each hour being a day in Jeanne's life. Not an easy film to watch, but a must-see nonetheless.

Tristan Schafer I had no idea what I was in for when I sat down to watch this 3-and-a-half hour experiment. I mean, I knew it would be tedious, and painful, but I had no idea how hypnotizing it would be. I didn't possibly think that after 3 hours of watching someone do daily chores, I would want to continue watching.The first half of the film set up the second half perfectly. After seeing Jeanne's daily routine in the first half, you start noticing small differences throughout the second half, which normally would just be small accidents, but are seen as huge mistakes that rip Jeanne's life apart at the seams. Small things like dropping brushes, forgetting to put the lid on a pot, or not turning off the light when leaving a room turn into major changes that somehow create tension in this idyllic world that Jeanne lives in. One scene, in which Jeanne seems more human than ever, consists of her getting up, going into a room, forgetting what she needed from the room, and then leaving. Don't try to tell me you've never done that.My only real complaint about the film is that it is insanely tedious and repetitive. But I can put this argument aside because 1.) That is precisely the point, and 2.) The twist at the end is extremely satisfying, and gives everything before it purpose. I wouldn't recommend it to everyone, but if you have a long attention I'd say go for it. Just make sure your seat is comfortable enough to sit in for three to four hours, but not enough to fall asleep in.

valbrazon "Jeanne Dielman" is the movie where you already know it's from a true story, many women stays at home to clean the house during the whole day. You surely ever heard of someone in your entourage who has the same life.We can interpret this film like a critic of the cliché of the wife who mostly stay at home and the husband who drink alcohol front of television. Directed by a woman, it's probably sure as she wanted to tell as the life of housewife is not funny at all.The crew of the movie is mostly composed of women (scriptgirl, cinematographer...), it's very rare in cinema industry.A must see movie.