Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai De Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

JEANNE DIELMAN, 23 QUAI DE COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES qualifies as a neglected classic. The lengthy film, released in 1975, has achieved a cult status, but rarely gets screened. If anything, however, JEANNE DIELMAN seems as relevant as ever as a work of great haunting formal achievement and a profound social statement.

JEANNE DIELMAN examines, in minute detail, the life of the title character. Jeanne Dielman (Delphine Seyrig) is a middle-aged widow and mother living in a small apartment with her teenage son, Sylvain, in 1970s Brussels. During the day, while her son attends school and she busies herself with her household chores, Jeanne secretly makes money by pro...