Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 202 min
- Age rating
- NR
- Language
- French
- Country
- Belgium, France
Why tonight?
- A long one. Start it early, and give it the whole evening.
- In French — subtitles on.
The story
A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.
- widow
- brussels
- belgium
- household
- loneliness
- feminist
- prostitution
- single mother
- woman director
- minimalism
- slow cinema
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Delphine Seyrig
Jeanne Dielman
Jan Decorte
Sylvain Dielman
Henri Storck
1st Caller
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
2nd Caller
- Yves Bical — 3rd Caller
- Chantal Akerman — Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
- Directed
- Chantal Akerman
- Written
- Chantal Akerman
Production
- Rating
- 7.4 / 10 · 400 ratings
- Studio
- Paradise Films, Unité Trois, Ministère de la Culture Française de Belgique, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
