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• Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (2-Disc Blu-ray) | Unknown | (06/10/2025) from £19.98   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Chantal Akerman's landmark second feature follows the meticulous daily routine of its titular lead over the course of three days. Voted Sight and Sound's Greatest Film of All Time in 2022, marking the first time a female filmmaker has taken the number one spot, Jeanne Dielman is revolutionary in its bold experimental approach to narrative subject and structure. Charting the breakdown of its protagonist, a bourgeois Belgian housewife, mother and part-time sex worker over the course of three days, the film rigorously records her everyday life in extended time and hypnotic detail. Extras Restored in 2K and presented in High Definition Audio commentary by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell of the Akerman Year podcast Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975, 69 mins): insightful documentary by Sami Frey showing the working relationship between Akerman and Delphine Seyrig Chantal Akerman 1976: An Interview (1976, 59 mins): the filmmaker discusses her early films with B Ruby Rich Entretien avec ma mère, Natalia Akerman (2007, 30 mins): Chantal Akerman talks to her mother, Natalia Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007, 34 mins) Interview with Aurore Clément (2007, 19 mins): The actor talks to Chantal Akerman about how she came to work on Les Rendez-vous d'Anna, and the reaction the film garnered on its release

• Chantal Akerman Collection Vol. 1 1967-1978 (5 x Blu-ray set) | Blu Ray | (24/02/2025) from £51.55   |  Saving you £N/A (N/A%)   |  RRP £N/A

  Born in Brussels in 1950 and the daughter of Holocaust survivors, Chantal Akerman directed more than 40 films (short, medium, and feature-length) in almost 50 years, spanning fiction, documentary, musical comedy and literary adaptation. Today she is regarded as one of the most important and influential directors of her generation. Akerman's personal, non-conformist body of work has become increasingly relevant since her death in 2015, resonating with cinephiles globally as well as filmmakers including Joanna Hogg (The Eternal Daughter), Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light), Céline Sciamma (Petite Maman), Sean Baker (Anora), Alice Diop (Saint Omer) Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez) and Charlotte Wells (Aftersun) citing her radical and experimental approach to filmmaking as a direct inspiration.Representing the first significant release of Chantal Akerman's work in the UK, this 5-disc set spanning 11 years includes her most famous film, Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), which topped the Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time Poll in 2022.The FilmsExamen d'entree INSAS x 4 (1967), Saute ma ville (1968), L'enfant aime ou je joue (1971), Hôtel Monterey (1972), La Chambre (1972), Hanging Out Yonkers (1973), Le 1⅝ (1973), Je tu il elle (1974), Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), News from Home (1976), and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)Extras¢ Limited edition 5-disc set¢ Autour de Jeanne Dielman (68 mins): documentary by Sami Frey, and co-edited by Akerman, which explores the on-set relationships between Akerman, Delphine Seyrig and the crew¢ Audio commentaries on Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles and Les Rendez-vous d'Anna by Kate Rennebohm¢ Audio commentary on Je tu il elle by So Mayer and Selina Robertson¢ Interview with cinematographer Babette Mangolte (32 mins)¢ Interview with Natalia Akerman (28 mins)¢ Interview with actor Aurore Clement (18 mins)¢ Video essay by Sarah Wood looking at the early films of Chantal Akerman (2024)¢ Perfect-bound book with new essays by Catherine Bray, Justine Smith, Gerald White, Sarah Wood and Hannah Strong