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News from Home is a 1976 [1] avant-garde documentary film directed by Chantal Akerman.The film consists of long takes of locations in New York City set to Akerman's voice-over as she reads letters that her mother sent her between 1971 and 1973 when Akerman lived in the city.
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Jun 8, 1977 · A filmmaker's personal and impersonal images of New York are accompanied by letters from her mother in Brussels. The film explores themes of home, identity, and feminism through Akerman's voice and camera.
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- Chantal Akerman
- 1977-06-08
A 1976 experimental documentary by Chantal Akerman, who reads letters from her mother over images of Manhattan. The film explores themes of dislocation, estrangement, and personal identity in a minimalist and poetic style.
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A film about the distance and loneliness between a mother and a daughter, shot in New York in the 70s. The film consists of dictated letters from the mother to the daughter, who lives in Brussels.
