Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976 | 202m | French
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Chantal Akerman |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Chantal Akerman |
| Staring: |
| A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon. | |
| 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, 2026 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 | Writer, Director |
| Philippe Graff | Art Direction |
| Françoise Van Thienen | Sound Recordist |
| Jean-Pol Ferbus | Assistant Art Director |
| Jacky Dufour | Sound Effects |
| Éliane Marcus | Makeup Artist |
| Bénie Deswarte | Sound Recordist |
| Alain Marchall | Sound Editor |
| Babette Mangolte | Director of Photography |
| Patricia Canino | 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 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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.