Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976 | 202m | French
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Chantal Akerman |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Chantal Akerman |
| Staring: |
| A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 21, 1976 |
|---|---|
| Director: | Chantal Akerman |
| Writer: | Chantal Akerman |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | widow, household, brussels, belgium, loneliness, feminist, prostitution, single mother, woman director, minimalism, slow cinema, chores, mother son relationship |
| Production Companies | Paradise Films, Unité Trois, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $120,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Mar 22, 2025 Entered: Mar 22, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Delphine Seyrig | Jeanne Dielman |
| Jan Decorte | Sylvain Dielman |
| Henri Storck | 1st Caller |
| Jacques Doniol-Valcroze | 2nd Caller |
| Yves Bical | 3rd Caller |
| Chantal Akerman | Neighbor (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Chantal Akerman | Director, Writer |
| Babette Mangolte | Director of Photography |
| Philippe Graff | Art Direction |
| Françoise Van Thienen | Sound Recordist |
| Jean-Pol Ferbus | Assistant Art Director |
| Jacky Dufour | Sound Effects |
| Patricia Canino | Editor |
| Éliane Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Bénie Deswarte | Sound Recordist |
| Alain Marchall | Sound Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Liliane de Kermadec | Producer |
| Paul Vecchiali | Producer |
| Evelyne Paul | Producer |
| Corinne Jénart | Producer |
| Guy Cavagnac | Producer |
| Alain Dahan | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
|---|
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 | 16 | 24 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 7 |
| 2024 | 7 | 18 | 37 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 18 | 36 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 14 | 22 | 9 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 835 | 908 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 851 | 924 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 724 | 724 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 748 | 860 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 892 | 936 |
Yes, it's 3 hours, but we have to forgive that it's from an era before MTV and the resulting cultural ADD. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was the inspiration for Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010). Well, actually, I don't know better. Maybe it was. The premise is ... similar. Here we become the spectator of one woman's descent into madness. It's kind of riveting in a ghoulish sort or way.
There's a lot of much deeper things to say about this film and what it does and what it means, about the crushing routine of everyday life, about the nature of the worlds we live in, the stories we tell, but for now I just wanna say this movie is incredibly hypnotic and genuinely engaging and passes ... by far quicker than any movie this long and with this little happening rightly should. Good stuff tbh.