News from Home (1976; Dir.: Chantal Akerman)

Canon Fodder Episode 18

Homesick Belgo-philes Daniel and Corky anxiously await News from Home. But does Akerman’s film have the mussels to keep your hosts from waffling?

NEWS FROM HOME FACTS & FIGURES

Sight & Sound  2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #52

French theatrical premiere: June 8, 1977

IMDB synopsis: “Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman’s life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.”

CLIPS & CLIPPINGS

Austin Film Society trailer for News from Home

“Your loving mother.”

New York at night

“Which is right?”

NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE

Wanda (1970; Dir.: Barbara Loden)

IMDB synopsis: “Wanda, a lonely housewife, drifts through mining country until she meets a petty thief who takes her in.”

Our review of Wanda comes out on July 30!

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