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: Cillian Murphy on his approach to acting, the importance of storytelling and his new film, Steve. Inside the issue: A preview of this year’s London Film Festival, the business side of David Lynch, Klaus Kinski revisited, religious films, and Arjun Sajip speaks with Harris Dickinson about his directorial debut, Urchin.
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