Memoir structured with family photographs and film stills for a vivid, multi-sensory reading experience
Written by the acclaimed Belgian film director and artist Chantal Akerman, offering a personal lens on cinema and memory
Reflects on the deterioration of her mother's health and her own mental health, addressing universal themes of love and loss
Final book written before her death, providing a unique perspective on Akerman's life and work
Summarized by Shop
Translated by Corina Copp
In this unforgettable and moving memoir, the last book written before her death, the legendary film director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) blends her matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better describe and speak toward the most tender of human elements: her