Letters Home (1986)
Directed by Chantal Akerman

Drama

Film Synopsis

Between 1971 and 1973, Chantal Akerman lived in New York and developed an affinity for the city that would stay with her all her life.  But at the same time she was living apart from her mother, for whom she had as great an affinity.  Living in Brussels, Akerman's mother would send her frequent letters during her time in New York.  In her film 'Letters Home' Akerman expresses her love of New York and her sense of separation from her nearest relative by reading her mother's letters over a nostalgic montage of shots of New York...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Chantal Akerman
  • Script: Rose Leiman Goldemberg
  • Cast: Coralie Seyrig (Sylvia Plath), Delphine Seyrig (Aurelia Plath)
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 104 min

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