My Mother Laughs by Chantal Akerman

My Mother Laughs by Chantal Akerman

A memoir in the form of a poetic musing on the inevitability of death and the difficulty of letting loved ones go. -Alex Greenberger, ARTnews

First published in France in 2013, My Mother Laughs is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman's often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final film No Home Movie (2015).

With a particular focus on the difficulties Akerman faced in conjunction with the end of her mother's life, the book combines a matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better convey the totality of her experience. Akerman writes: With pride because I finally believed in my ability to say something that I'd had trouble saying. I told myself, I am strong for once, I speak. I tell the truth.

Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist and professor. She is best known for her film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), which was dubbed a masterpiece by the New York Times. During her 42 years of active filmmaking, Akerman's influence on queer, feminist and avant-garde cinema remains unmatched, her films highlighting a near-physical passage of time. Akerman's films have been shown at the Venice Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival and the New York Film Festival, among many others.

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ISBN 13	9780998829081
ISBN 10	0998829080
Title	My Mother Laughs
Author	Corina Copp
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The Song Cave
Year published	2019-06-18
Number of pages	175
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.