Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman

Sylvain Dielman

1st Caller

2nd Caller

3rd Caller

Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)

Festival selections: Edinburgh International Film Festival (1975, 1976 and 1979), Locarno Film Festival (1975), Regus London Film Festival (November 1975), International Film Festival of India (New Delhi, January 1979), Berlin International Film Festival (June 1975), Sydney Film Festival (1976).

French visa # 45424

Jeanne Dielman's obsessive and exacting ritualistic behavior was inspired by Chantal Akerman's upbringing in an observant Jewish household.

In one scene in the kitchen, the thermos is on the window ledge but appears on the table when the camera cuts to a different angle.

Kitchen chair disappears, reappears, disappears, reappears...

On the morning of Day 2, as Jeanne is polishing her son's shoes in the kitchen, the shadow of the boom mic can be seen moving along the white curtains and wall behind her.

Jeanne Dielman: [about her food] I added less water than last week. Maybe that's why it's better.

Jeanne Dielman: Don't read and eat!

2nd Caller: [to Jeanne] See you Thursday.