Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (FCP 2026)
珍妮廸勞曼 (FCP 2026)
7.4/10 Good 418 votes
- Released
- 10 Oct 2026
- Runtime
- 198 min
- Original title
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
- Language
- fr
The verdict
Audiences rate it 7.4 out of 10 on TMDB across 418 votes — a solid score. It is not currently playing in Hong Kong cinemas. 198 minutes.
What it is about
Jeanne, a widow, lives in a one-bedroom flat in Brussels with her son Sylvain. She never really loved her husband, and has no intention of ever remarrying. A few small changes to her routine over a thirty-six hour period culminates with something she's never experienced with one of her clients, which threatens what she knows her life to be. She has to decide how that incident will affect her psyche.
The film will be introduced by the "Directors' Fortnight's Artistic Director Julien Rejl on 28 NOVEMBER at PREMIERE ELEMENTS.
What to expect
Chantal Akerman movies the Brussels flat of a widow and her son in long, static shots that linger on peeling potatoes, washing dishes, and making the bed. The camera does not flinch from the time these tasks take, and the 198-minute runtime makes you feel that duration. Delphine Seyrig plays Jeanne with a composure that slowly reveals the cost of her double life — housewife by day, sex worker by afternoon. The FCP 2026 screening on 28 November at PREMIERE ELEMENTS comes with an introduction by Directors' Fortnight Artistic Director Julien Rejl. French dialogue, English subtitles.
Trailer
Cast
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Delphine Seyrig
Jeanne Dielman -
Jan Decorte
Sylvain Dielman -
Henri Storck
1st Caller -
Jacques Doniol-Valcroze
2nd Caller - Yves Bical 3rd Caller
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Chantal Akerman
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
- Director Chantal Akerman
- Writer Chantal Akerman
- Director of Photography Babette Mangolte
- Editor Patricia Canino
- Producer Corinne Jénart
- Producer Paul Vecchiali
- Producer Liliane de Kermadec
- Producer Guy Cavagnac
- Producer Evelyne Paul
- Producer Alain Dahan
What viewers said
There's a lot of much deeper things to say about this film and what it does and what it means, about the crushing routine of everyday life, about the nature of the worlds we live in, the stories we tell, but for now I just wanna say this movie is incredibly hypnotic and genuinely engaging and passes by far quicker than any movie this long and with this little happening rightly should. Good stuff tbh.
testr — 10/10 · read in full
Yes, it's 3 hours, but we have to forgive that it's from an era before MTV and the resulting cultural ADD. If I didn't know better, I'd think this was the inspiration for Aronofsky's Academy Award-winning film 'Black Swan (2010). Well, actually, I don't know better. Maybe it was. The premise is similar. Here we become the spectator of one woman's descent into madness. It's kind of riveting in a ghoulish sort or way.
badelf — 8/10 · read in full
Common questions
- How long is the movie?
- 198 minutes (3 hours 18 minutes).
- What language is it in, and are there subtitles?
- French dialogue with English subtitles.
- Is there an introduction at any screening?
- Yes, the 28 November screening at PREMIERE ELEMENTS will be introduced by Directors' Fortnight Artistic Director Julien Rejl.
