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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On the cover: Multi-award-winning filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson on One Battle After Another and his life in the movies. Inside the issue: Tributes to the late Béla Tarr; Kristen Stewart finds new expression as writer-director of The Chronology of Water; an interview with Kleber Mendonça Filho, director of The Secret Agent; Sirāt director Oliver Laxe on his intuitive, sensorial filmmaking; Mona Fastvold on The Testament of Ann Lee; Josh Safdie, director of Marty Supreme talks dreams, drive and delusions; Mary Bronstein returns with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. Plus, reviews of new releases and a look back at the work of Andrzej Wajda, ten years after his death.
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Twinless: Dylan O’Brien plumbs hidden depths in a delightfully unpredictable dark comedy
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100 Nights of Hero: Julia Jackman delivers a sensual adaptation filled with queer desire, humour, and politics
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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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