Window Shopping Golden Eighties

by Chantal Akerman

Belgium, France, Switzerland
1985
96 min
French OV
Feature film
Musical
Color

Special screenings 2020

Official synopsis

A musical about love and business, “Window Shopping” is at once burlesque, tender and frenzied. It all started from one place: a mall. Chantal Akerman offers Lio her very first role on screen as a hairdresser caught in the game of naive love.

Biography and Filmography

Chantal Akerman is considered a figure of modern cinema. Discovered with her short film “Saute ma ville” (1968), she produced a rich and protean work through many feature films. These include “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Brussels” (1975), “Je Tu Il Elle” (1974), “Daisies” (1986), “The Captive” (2000)...

Chantal Akerman, Jean Gruault, Leora Barish, Henry Bean and Pascal Bonitzer

Myriam Boyer, Delphine Seyrig, Lio...

La Cecilia, Paradise Films, Limbo Film

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by Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman is considered a figure of modern cinema. Discovered with her short film “Saute ma ville” (1968), she produced a rich and protean work through many feature films. These include “Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Brussels” (1975), “Je Tu Il Elle” (1974), “Daisies” (1986), “The Captive” (2000)...