CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 1h 29m

News from Home

Write to me, it’s all I ask.

71%(95)IMDbDocumentary

Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.

Directed byChantal Akerman

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 29m
Language
FR
Released
November 12, 1976
Studios
ZDFINAParadise Films

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AFS PRESENTS: NEWS FROM HOME

AFS PRESENTS: NEWS FROM HOME

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1 credited
Starring
Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self - Letter Reader (voice)

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Directed by
Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
Written by
Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman
Produced by
Alain Dahan

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