The film only briefly has sequences with Jeanne Dielman and her son having discussions. At 3 1/2 hours long, the film mostly consists of the audience experiencing the life of Jeanne Dielman as she cleans, cooks, and tends to the house. The film purposefully meanders and is told as a sometimes glacial pace. The film was both critically lauded and rejected by many audience members when it first premiered. He goes to school and reads his paper and books each night. Her son, oblivious to her prostitution, doesn't realize their financial situation and still expects her to clean, cook, and serve him dinner each night. It is only interrupted briefly in the afternoon, when she prostitutes herself to help pay the bills.

She has a set routine she sticks to and largely goes about her daily household business. Jeanne spends her day mostly working around their house: taking care of cleaning the dishes, preparing dinner, organizing, and tidying up. Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig) is a widowed housewife who now lives only with her teenage son Sylvain Dielman (Jan Decorte). The film was a groundbreaking production which presented its subject in a way never before seen in a feature-film. Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Blu-ray Review Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is the critically acclaimed debut feature-length film from filmmaker Chantal Akerman ( Hotel Monterey, A Couch in New York, No Home Movie).

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