The case FOR Jeanne Dielman being the greatest film of all time

The greatest film ever made? Laurels like these come with their own anxiety of influence. Taking pole position in 2022’s decade-awaited Sight & Sound top 100 films list, Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman – a 3-hour ‘structural’ film centered on the habitual rituals of everyday, gendered labour – was an unexpected ‘winner’ (whatever that means). Between sex work and schnitzel, the boys unpack precisely how Akerman felt her way through the formal problems and potentials of an avant-garde cinema that was still – resolutely – a cinema of narrative; even as she found daring ways to undermine it. Essential viewing.

You can listen to The case FOR Jeanne Dielman being the greatest film of all time online on Radio and Podcast. Open the player on this page to stream the available audio.

The case FOR Jeanne Dielman being the greatest film of all time is an episode from Muub Tube by Return to Form.

This episode is 01:19:37 long.

This episode was published on May 21, 2023.

Yes. Use the heart button on the episode page to add it to your favorite episodes list.

Yes. This page shows related episodes from Muub Tube when more episodes are available from the podcast feed.