Brussels - New York (not Paris). Space in Chantal Akerman's early films.

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Abstract

Belgian’s most renowned filmmaker, Chantal Akerman (1950-2015), had something with (urban) space. In the first half of her career (from 1968 up to the early 90s) two places are prominently present in Akerman’s films: Brussels and New York, albeit in very different ways. Birthplace Brussels seems to exist only as private interiors. On the other hand New York exists principally as a public exterior. I explore what the specific construction of narrative space – New York as ‘real’ and objective, Brussels as ‘fictional’ and subjective – tells us about Akerman’s ‘truth’.
Translated title of the contributionBrussels - New York (not Paris). Space in Chantal Akerman's early films.
Original languageDutch
Pages (from-to)f1-16
Number of pages16
JournalJournal for Literary and Intermedial Crossings
Volume2
Issue numberFall 2018
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • Chantal Akerman
  • space in film
  • BRUSSELS
  • New York
  • Film studies

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