Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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Jeff L Absolutely deserving of its present status as the greatest film ever made. Viewers who claim to love cinema, but then wince at what film scholars call “slow cinema” will resist this amazing film’s acclaim. “Slow cinema” is not boring cinema. “Slow cinema” is designed to make the viewer part of the film. As Paul Schrader’s “transcendental cinema” theory demonstrates, films like this are designed to make you an active part of the cinematic process. Unlike “pop cinema” where the film washes over the viewer who sits and watches passively, expecting to be dazzled, slow cinema demands more. The viewer is expected to engage actively with the film. It’s not going to be laid at your feet. You have to fill in the gaps, decide the reasons why a character is doing what she’s doing, find and understand the things that are not being shown or explained. There is very little exposition. You have to determine the why’s and the how’s. Jeanne Dielman Is the perfection of this mode of cinema. If you watch it passively, you won’t appreciate or enjoy it. It will seem boring or pointless. If you watch it actively and engagedly, you will find it stunning, and richly rewarding. And the ending is a whopper! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/29/25 Full Review Johanna L Mesmerizing. Beautifully shot. Very interesting idea that is well executed. The film has it’s own pace and makes the monotonous everyday intriguing and hypnotizing. If you have ”phonebrain”, this film is not for you. But if you are open and able to focus the film will reward you, you’ll notice little details and it’s an enthralling journey. I was completely hooked. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/11/25 Full Review Jason G Quite the horror movie. When I saw the four potatoes on the table and knew she'd have to peel every single one of them before the scene ended, I was filled with dread. Thank god she didn't have to change the bedsheets although going to the laundry-mat would have been a relief. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 04/11/25 Full Review Tom F I tried to get in the right mindset for this, relaxed but attentive. The 201 minutes of mostly random chores playing out in real time turned out to be highly compelling. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Dana K Very different and interesting. This movie is definitely not for everyone, but as one YouTuber said "…it is quite the experience to (watch) these really long extended scenes of someone doing something very basic….very little dialogue…but think it's necessary to really get a sense of this woman's life and the mundane routine nature of it, and how that might have lead her to crack"…couldn't have said it better myself. Patience is definitely required, but there was also something satisfying, and sad at the same time, in watching the details of this daily routine…it is honestly not very unlike the routine many of us go thru daily… Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/20/24 Full Review Leprechaun K Grossly overrated to say the least. It's not a bad movie and I would say most of the movie is somehow satisfying to watch although nothing really happens much at all. Worth a watch, maybe. Best move of all time? Absolutely not. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/13/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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