Sight and Sound presents the auteur series: Chantal Akerman
In a new edition of the series celebrating the work of the greatest auteur directors in history, we delve into our archives to revisit the radical cinema of Chantal Akerman, whose film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, was voted Greatest of All Time in 2022.
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Sight and Sound: the Summer 2026 issue
On the cover: 21st-century sci-fi special – from dystopias to dreamworlds, the essential science-fiction films of the millennium so far Inside: Cannes bulletin including interviews with Sandra Hüller and Bruce Dern, Sumitra Peries interviewed by Mark Cousins and we revisit David Robinson's 1966 visit to the set of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey
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Keeping a distance: Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman
By Janet Bergstrom
An audience with Howard Hawks
By Joseph McBride and Michael Wilmington
Rhapsody in blue: Barry Jenkins on Moonlight
By Gaylene Gould
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