Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1976 · 202 MIN · IMDB 7.5 · 15,732 VOTES · DIR. Chantal Akerman

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles poster

Overview

A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart.

Dialogue Timeline — 244 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:01:50 Good day.
00:23:46 I often think of you and Belgium.
00:24:29 They're real Canadians.
00:25:06 Your loving sister and aunt, Fernande.
00:26:21 and I have a need for a rake and spade
00:27:02 to once more gather the earth
00:31:54 Is today Tuesday?
00:38:33 After that we got together. I was a billing clerk.
00:39:16 They said he was ugly and so on, but I didn't listen.
00:39:55 You don't know, you're not a woman.
01:06:46 I'll have a look.
01:19:49 What will you have today?
01:20:30 She'll make meatloaf. I had that yesterday, with applesauce.
01:21:22 He'll be gone all week next week. I'll miss him.
01:25:34 I think that's it.
01:45:04 Don't read and eat.
01:49:12 The potatoes are probably done.
01:58:24 He has a book that explains a lot.
01:59:02 I thought his death was God's wrath.
02:07:27 Did you wash your hands? -Yes.
02:49:47 Thanks. Goodbye. -Goodbye.
02:52:18 He slept in the room with me and my husband, who was still alive then...
02:54:23 She stops working at four. -Then I'll just have a coffee.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed244
Dialogue density1.2 lines / min
First line00:01:50
Final line02:54:23

Production Record

DirectorChantal Akerman
LanguageFrench
Budget$120,000
IMDb votes15,732