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News from Home

News from Home

Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman lives in New York. Filmed images of the City accompany texts of Akerman's loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away.

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News from Home

Overview
Cast
Crew
Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

May 20, 1977

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

71%

Original Title

News from Home

Production Companies

ZDF, Paradise Films, Unité Trois, INA

Director

Chantal Akerman

Status

Released

Release Date

May 20, 1977

Runtime

1h 25m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

71%

Original Title

News from Home

Production Companies

ZDF
Paradise Films
Unité Trois
INA

Director

Chantal Akerman

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Description

Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman lives in New York. Filmed images of the City accompany texts of Akerman's loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away.