Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
French theatrical release poster
Directed by	Chantal Akerman
Written by	Chantal Akerman
Produced by	Corinne Jénart Evelyne Paul
Starring	Delphine Seyrig Jan Decorte Henri Storck Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Yves Bical
Cinematography	Babette Mangolte
Edited by	Patricia Canino
Production companies	Paradise Films Unité Trois
Distributed by	Olympic Films (France)
Release dates	14 May 1975 (1975-05-14) (Cannes) 21 January 1976 (1976-01-21) (France)
Running time	201 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	French
Budget	$120,000

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (French pronunciation: [ʒan dilman vɛ̃ntʁwɑ kɛ dy kɔmɛʁs milkatʁəvɛ̃ bʁysɛl], "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels") is a 1975 film written and directed by Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman. It was filmed over five weeks on location in Brussels, and financed through a $120,000 grant awarded by the Belgian government. Distinguished by its restrained pace, long takes, and static camerawork, the film is a slice-of-life depiction of a widowed housewife (Delphine Seyrig) over three days.^[1][2]

The film was met with mixed critical reception upon its release, but gained exposure in Europe and later became a cult classic, and is now considered to be one of the greatest films ever made. It has been labelled an exemplar of the slow cinema genre, as well as of feminist film. In a critics' poll conducted by The Village Voice in 2000, it was named the 19th-greatest film of the twentieth century. In the decennial critics' poll published by the British Film Institute's magazine Sight and Sound in 2022, it was named the greatest film of all time, the first time a film directed by a woman has been in the list's top ten.^[3]