So this is a parody of some American movie talk show? Hm… It’s a Charlie Rose parody, do I’ve never seen that.

This kinda amusing? The conceit is that this guy is interviewing basically six extras from Anderson’s movies. I mean, guys that have (at most) one line in The Royal Tenenbaums.

Well, it’s a fun concept, but there isn’t actually any payoff, so…

The Peter Bradley Show. Wes Anderson. 2001. ⚂

This is a behind-the-scenes film from Jeanne Dielman 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles. If I understand correctly, they used a video camera during rehearsals (manned by Sami Frey) — to, among other things (I think Akerman said) make it clear to Delphine Seyrig that they were really making an actual movie, and not just putting her on. I mean, demonstrating to Seyrig that the long scenes of Seyrig doing stuff in the kitchen actually worked, and weren’t too long. I mean, the director was 25 at the time, so I understand that it was… er… useful… to be able to show Seyrig on the screen that the scenes made sense.

This is kinda fascinating.

That’s how you do a behind the scenes docu. *slow clap*

Autour de Jeanne Dielman. Sami Frey. 1975. ⚄

So, Akerman is doing an episode of a TV series (?) called Cinema of our Time, which (I infer from what Akerman’s saying here) is usually a thing made by one director about another director. Since everybody’s already been done, she does this about herself. Makes sense to me.

It’s … hm… It’s not very dynamic, and it’s impossible to do a flattering screenshot of somebody who’s talking all the time.

This is basically about Akerman talking about how she just doesn’t know how to do this thing, but she’s doing it anyway, because she signed the contract. Which is an amusing conceit and all, but then perhaps there should be more jokes?

I know! I’m so shallow!

OK, now she did a good joke about a cow. I laughed out loud.

My shallowness paid off!

Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman. Chantal Akerman. 1996. ⚃