Episode 187: Chantal Akerman (feat. Kate Blair + Sharon Gissy)

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">80% of the crew for Chantal Akerman’s</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jeanne Dielman</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">were women. For this episode, I needed the perspective and insights from two of the smartest women I know. Returning guest Kate Blair and newcomer Sharon Gissy join me to discuss this remarkable (and oftentimes challenging) Belgian director that completely changed European cinema back in the mid-70s. We talk about six</span> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantal_Akerman"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Chantal Akerman</span></a> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">films she’s made mostly in chronological order and several are available on the Criterion Channel. <em>Just a heads up we had technical difficulties for the last 20 minutes so the show had to be cut a bit shorter than usual but I explain in the episode once we reach the outro.</em><br /> <br /> We start with her short film debut and end on her poignant documentary</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">News From Home</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Similar themes and ideas pop up along the way. For the what we watched recently segment, titles include</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Rachel Getting Married</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">,</span> <em>Psycho Goreman</em>, <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last Year At Marienbad</span></em> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">QAnon: Into The Storm</span></em><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Thank you so much to my wonderful guests for coming on to talk about a truly special filmmaker. Also just a heads up that the next episode on Louis Malle may not come out until the very end of May due to busy schedules from both myself and the guests.<br /></span></p> <p>00:00 - 08:30 - Introduction<br /> 08:31 - 09:25 - What We Watched Song<br /> 09:26 - 35:35 - What We Watched Recently<br /> 35:36 - 36:39 - Director Song<br /> 36:40 - 02:03:22 - Chantal