feed02.fireside.fm Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:30:12 -0600 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Akerman Year https://akermanyear.fireside.fm Wed, 26 Jul 2023 06:08:28 -0400 Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects. en-us © 2026 The Akerman Year episodic A monthly podcast miniseries on the work of filmmaker Chantal Akerman, hosted by Kate Rennebohm and Simon Howell. Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Chantal Akerman's work stretched across mediums, formats, modes, concerns, countries, and production models, but only a handful of them have actually been seen by most cinephiles, especially in North America. In this monthly miniseries, we (Kate, Simon, and an assortment of special guests) will make a comprehensive case for Akerman as belonging on any list of the great artists of the last century -- not only for her relatively "famous" works, but also for her dozens of much-less-seen projects. false Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm suckerblues@gmail.com Part 11: L'adaptatrice (ft. Rebecca Sheehan) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-11-almayers-folly-captive 3dfd599d-a9f2-48cf-8726-00bd19d6d58e Wed, 26 Jul 2023 05:45:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm We tackle two later Akerman features that take on literary giants in typically idiosyncratic style: 2000's La Captive (Proust) and 2011's Almayer's Folly (Conrad). 2:05:12 false Kate and Simon are joined by author and film academic Rebecca Sheehan to dissect two later Akerman features, including her final scripted feature, bound together in this episode by their respective takes on literary giants. First up is 2000's La Captive, derived from a section of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time; next is Almayer's Folly, derived from the Joseph Conrad novella/story of the same name.

Music by: Rachmaninoff, Mozart.

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast, marcel proust, joseph conrad Kate and Simon are joined by author and film academic Rebecca Sheehan to dissect two later Akerman features, including her final scripted feature, bound together in this episode by their respective takes on literary giants. First up is 2000's La Captive, derived from a section of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time; next is Almayer's Folly, derived from the Joseph Conrad novella/story of the same name.

Music by: Rachmaninoff, Mozart.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> Kate and Simon are joined by author and film academic Rebecca Sheehan to dissect two later Akerman features, including her final scripted feature, bound together in this episode by their respective takes on literary giants. First up is 2000's La Captive, derived from a section of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time; next is Almayer's Folly, derived from the Joseph Conrad novella/story of the same name.

Music by: Rachmaninoff, Mozart.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+sd_eCG4l ]]> Part 10: Self-portrait (ft. Patricia White) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/pt-10-self-portrait-patricia-white f989755b-b97a-4f69-bd21-e18cf49171f4 Mon, 17 Apr 2023 08:00:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Feminist film scholar Patricia White joins us for a lively run through several of Akerman's more overt attempts at self-portraiture, along with a behind-the-scenes chronicle of the making of Jeanne Dielman. 1:43:29 false Film scholar and author Patricia White joins us to tackle a couple of Akerman's more direct attempts at self-portraiture (Lettre d'un Cinéaste and Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman), along with Sami Frey's behind-the-scenes chronicle Autour de Jeanne Dielman (edited by Akerman in the early 2000s). Discussed: the greatness of Delphine Seyrig, the joy of listening to Akerman talk about movies, her push-pull approach to tackling commissioned work, and (of course) much more.

Music by: The Peter Parkers, Tim Hecker, Sandy Denny.

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast Film scholar and author Patricia White joins us to tackle a couple of Akerman's more direct attempts at self-portraiture (Lettre d'un Cinéaste and Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman), along with Sami Frey's behind-the-scenes chronicle Autour de Jeanne Dielman (edited by Akerman in the early 2000s). Discussed: the greatness of Delphine Seyrig, the joy of listening to Akerman talk about movies, her push-pull approach to tackling commissioned work, and (of course) much more.

Music by: The Peter Parkers, Tim Hecker, Sandy Denny.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> Film scholar and author Patricia White joins us to tackle a couple of Akerman's more direct attempts at self-portraiture (Lettre d'un Cinéaste and Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman), along with Sami Frey's behind-the-scenes chronicle Autour de Jeanne Dielman (edited by Akerman in the early 2000s). Discussed: the greatness of Delphine Seyrig, the joy of listening to Akerman talk about movies, her push-pull approach to tackling commissioned work, and (of course) much more.

Music by: The Peter Parkers, Tim Hecker, Sandy Denny.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+seNirDVb ]]> Part 9: Akerman vs. America https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-9-akerman-vs-america 01a04add-5b39-400e-ae3c-242a960c61ce Mon, 07 Nov 2022 14:00:00 -0500 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Kate and Simon journey solo through two of Akerman's thorniest documentaries, Sud and De L'autre Coté, necessarily wrangling with questions of racism, authorial intent, and documentary style along the way. 1:39:05 true Riding guest-free for a change, Kate and Simon tackle three films (a short and two features) that touch on issues of racism, injustice, and murder: the Amnesty International-prompted Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador, 1999's Sud and 2002's De L'Autre Coté. We also dive a little more than usual into criticisms of Akerman's documentary work/style and consider how the intervening decades have treated Akerman's portraits of American racism and violence.

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast, documentary Riding guest-free for a change, Kate and Simon tackle three films (a short and two features) that touch on issues of racism, injustice, and murder: the Amnesty International-prompted Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador, 1999's Sud and 2002's De L'Autre Coté. We also dive a little more than usual into criticisms of Akerman's documentary work/style and consider how the intervening decades have treated Akerman's portraits of American racism and violence.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> Riding guest-free for a change, Kate and Simon tackle three films (a short and two features) that touch on issues of racism, injustice, and murder: the Amnesty International-prompted Pour Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador, 1999's Sud and 2002's De L'Autre Coté. We also dive a little more than usual into criticisms of Akerman's documentary work/style and consider how the intervening decades have treated Akerman's portraits of American racism and violence.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+eYqep8PI ]]> Part 8: See and don't see (ft. Alisa Lebow) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-8-see-and-dont-see 4912880c-eab4-4fd0-aa02-59c34900cc16 Sat, 06 Aug 2022 10:15:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm We tackle some of Akerman's most tangled texts with a deep dive into some of her works that touch on themes of Jewish identity, the diaspora, Israel, and a whole lot more. Special guest Alisa Lebow joins us as we talk HISTOIRES D'AMERIQUE, DIS-MOI and 2006's LA-BAS. 2:29:58 false With the help of scholar and filmmaker Alisa Lebow, who arrives armed with memories of meeting and speaking with Akerman, we tackle some of the Akerman work most inherently tied up with questions and challenges of Jewish identity, history and politics. These films are: 1980's medium-length TV doc Dis-Moi (Tell Me); 1986's tragicomic examination of Jewish life in New York, Histoires d'Amerique, and 2006's experimental and bracing La-Bas (Down There).

Check out Alisa's Filming Revolution here: https://www.filmingrevolution.org/

Music:
Do Make Say Think "Goodbye enemy Airship"
Mary 'Queenie' Lyons "See and Don't See"

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast With the help of scholar and filmmaker Alisa Lebow, who arrives armed with memories of meeting and speaking with Akerman, we tackle some of the Akerman work most inherently tied up with questions and challenges of Jewish identity, history and politics. These films are: 1980's medium-length TV doc Dis-Moi (Tell Me); 1986's tragicomic examination of Jewish life in New York, Histoires d'Amerique, and 2006's experimental and bracing La-Bas (Down There).

Check out Alisa's Filming Revolution here: https://www.filmingrevolution.org/

Music:
Do Make Say Think "Goodbye enemy Airship"
Mary 'Queenie' Lyons "See and Don't See"

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> With the help of scholar and filmmaker Alisa Lebow, who arrives armed with memories of meeting and speaking with Akerman, we tackle some of the Akerman work most inherently tied up with questions and challenges of Jewish identity, history and politics. These films are: 1980's medium-length TV doc Dis-Moi (Tell Me); 1986's tragicomic examination of Jewish life in New York, Histoires d'Amerique, and 2006's experimental and bracing La-Bas (Down There).

Check out Alisa's Filming Revolution here: https://www.filmingrevolution.org/

Music:
Do Make Say Think "Goodbye enemy Airship"
Mary 'Queenie' Lyons "See and Don't See"

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+iuNXl4Te ]]> Part 7: Song and dance (ft. Girish Shambu) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-7-song-and-dance 502a06e3-fd82-42a2-8f1b-1b0ae37f96f7 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:00:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm The great Girish Shambu joins us to tackle a tight grouping of Akerman's most overt forays into the performing arts and the film musical: Les Annees 80, the doc One Day Pina Asked, and of course Golden Eighties. 2:12:59 false After a mid-season siesta, we're back with one of the most obviously pleasurable and accessible groupings of any episode of The Akerman Year: that's right, it's time for musicals. Girish Shambu is on with us to talk about the beguiling whatsit Les Années 80, the one-hour TV documentary One Day Pina Asked, and finally Akerman's long-in-the-making Golden Eighties.

(Apologies for the blown-out sound on Simon's mic. Those responsible are above sacking but have received a strong reprimand.)

Read the Pajama interview in LOLA: http://www.lolajournal.com/2/pajama.html

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast, musicals, pina bausch After a mid-season siesta, we're back with one of the most obviously pleasurable and accessible groupings of any episode of The Akerman Year: that's right, it's time for musicals. Girish Shambu is on with us to talk about the beguiling whatsit Les Années 80, the one-hour TV documentary One Day Pina Asked, and finally Akerman's long-in-the-making Golden Eighties.

(Apologies for the blown-out sound on Simon's mic. Those responsible are above sacking but have received a strong reprimand.)

Read the Pajama interview in LOLA: http://www.lolajournal.com/2/pajama.html

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> After a mid-season siesta, we're back with one of the most obviously pleasurable and accessible groupings of any episode of The Akerman Year: that's right, it's time for musicals. Girish Shambu is on with us to talk about the beguiling whatsit Les Années 80, the one-hour TV documentary One Day Pina Asked, and finally Akerman's long-in-the-making Golden Eighties.

(Apologies for the blown-out sound on Simon's mic. Those responsible are above sacking but have received a strong reprimand.)

Read the Pajama interview in LOLA: http://www.lolajournal.com/2/pajama.html

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+nozLrdlH ]]> Part 6: Have you considered analysis? (ft. Miriam Bale) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-6-have-you-considered-analysis aec7bf2a-62b5-4b7d-820d-4ef6a64ace6c Thu, 05 May 2022 15:45:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Another returning Lodgers veteran joins us to tackle Akerman's most overt foray into mainstream filmmaking, 1994's A Couch In New York, starring William Hurt and Juliette Binoche. While pondering its merits, we also take a look at a short made in its aftermath and a significantly earlier foray into comedy, The Man With a Suitcase (L'Homme a la Valise). 1:45:51 false This month, we're taking a look at Akerman's sole foray into the English mainstream via the 1996 rom-com A Couch in New York, while also taking a look at the 7-minute short that followed in its wake (the introspective Le jour ou) and looking backwards to a previous comic gem, 1984's 60-minute L'homme a la valise. Joining us for this spirited and lively discussion is the great Miriam Bale, returning Lodgers champ. Discussed: Jewish comedy, Akerman's physical comic chops, William Hurt as the end boss of WASPSs, and much more.

Follow Miriam on Twitter at @miriambale and follow the Indie Memphis Film Festival at @indiememphis.

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast, william hurt, juliette binoche This month, we're taking a look at Akerman's sole foray into the English mainstream via the 1996 rom-com A Couch in New York, while also taking a look at the 7-minute short that followed in its wake (the introspective Le jour ou) and looking backwards to a previous comic gem, 1984's 60-minute L'homme a la valise. Joining us for this spirited and lively discussion is the great Miriam Bale, returning Lodgers champ. Discussed: Jewish comedy, Akerman's physical comic chops, William Hurt as the end boss of WASPSs, and much more.

Follow Miriam on Twitter at @miriambale and follow the Indie Memphis Film Festival at @indiememphis.

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> This month, we're taking a look at Akerman's sole foray into the English mainstream via the 1996 rom-com A Couch in New York, while also taking a look at the 7-minute short that followed in its wake (the introspective Le jour ou) and looking backwards to a previous comic gem, 1984's 60-minute L'homme a la valise. Joining us for this spirited and lively discussion is the great Miriam Bale, returning Lodgers champ. Discussed: Jewish comedy, Akerman's physical comic chops, William Hurt as the end boss of WASPSs, and much more.

Follow Miriam on Twitter at @miriambale and follow the Indie Memphis Film Festival at @indiememphis.

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+bb5Gy5Cn ]]> Part 5: Hot summer nights (ft. Caden Mark Gardner) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-5-hot-summer-nights 9aa1c5cd-4d58-4a3e-b8db-3f79b01cd7da Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:00:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Two very different Akerman features linked by heat, humidity, and the uncertain whims of love are on the docket this week, as guest Caden Mark Gardner joins us to talk 1982's Toute Une Nuit and 1993's Nuit Et Jour. 1:46:55 false Once again, the stylistic breadth of Akerman's work comes to the fore via two features linked closely in theme but vastly divergent in approach. First up is Toute une nuit (1982), which chronicles a single smouldering Brussels night via the (mostly) romantic trials and tribulations of several dozen characters; that's followed this month by the more divisive Nuit et jour (1991), a chronicle of bifurcated love in the form of an askew philosophical romantic drama, complete with narration supplied by Akerman herself. Writer and critic Caden Mark Gardner is on hand to help us out on this one!

Caden's article on the Digital Trans Archive as mentioned by Kate: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7254-from-the-margins-what-the-archives-show-us-about-trans-cinema-and-audiences
Caden on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corpsesfoolsandmonsters

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]]> chantal akerman, toute une nuit, nuit et jour Once again, the stylistic breadth of Akerman's work comes to the fore via two features linked closely in theme but vastly divergent in approach. First up is Toute une nuit (1982), which chronicles a single smouldering Brussels night via the (mostly) romantic trials and tribulations of several dozen characters; that's followed this month by the more divisive Nuit et jour (1991), a chronicle of bifurcated love in the form of an askew philosophical romantic drama, complete with narration supplied by Akerman herself. Writer and critic Caden Mark Gardner is on hand to help us out on this one!

Caden's article on the Digital Trans Archive as mentioned by Kate: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7254-from-the-margins-what-the-archives-show-us-about-trans-cinema-and-audiences
Caden on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corpsesfoolsandmonsters

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> Once again, the stylistic breadth of Akerman's work comes to the fore via two features linked closely in theme but vastly divergent in approach. First up is Toute une nuit (1982), which chronicles a single smouldering Brussels night via the (mostly) romantic trials and tribulations of several dozen characters; that's followed this month by the more divisive Nuit et jour (1991), a chronicle of bifurcated love in the form of an askew philosophical romantic drama, complete with narration supplied by Akerman herself. Writer and critic Caden Mark Gardner is on hand to help us out on this one!

Caden's article on the Digital Trans Archive as mentioned by Kate: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/7254-from-the-margins-what-the-archives-show-us-about-trans-cinema-and-audiences
Caden on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/corpsesfoolsandmonsters

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+lVYDxVf5 ]]> Part 4: Placement and displacement (ft. Jessica Bardsley) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-4-placement-and-displacement 8c8e48ca-1cda-471c-8ee4-63fba37005a6 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0500 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Another Lodgers alumnus joins us to tackle two of Akerman's best-loved features, Les rendez-vous d'Anna and D'Est, along with the hilarious, underseen short Family Business. 2:11:53 true This month, Lodgers alumnus and filmmaker Jessica Bardsley joins us to talk about three exceedingly different projects, all linked by the theme of displacement: 1978's Jeanne Dielman follow-up Les rendez-vous d'Anna, 1984's hilarious Family Business, made while looking to secure funding for Golden Eighties (more on that one in a future episode) and 1993's commanding documentary depicting life in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the USSR, D'Est.

Music used in this episode: Imperia, "Train to Leningrad"

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]]> chantal akerman, podcast, aurore clement This month, Lodgers alumnus and filmmaker Jessica Bardsley joins us to talk about three exceedingly different projects, all linked by the theme of displacement: 1978's Jeanne Dielman follow-up Les rendez-vous d'Anna, 1984's hilarious Family Business, made while looking to secure funding for Golden Eighties (more on that one in a future episode) and 1993's commanding documentary depicting life in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the USSR, D'Est.

Music used in this episode: Imperia, "Train to Leningrad"

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> This month, Lodgers alumnus and filmmaker Jessica Bardsley joins us to talk about three exceedingly different projects, all linked by the theme of displacement: 1978's Jeanne Dielman follow-up Les rendez-vous d'Anna, 1984's hilarious Family Business, made while looking to secure funding for Golden Eighties (more on that one in a future episode) and 1993's commanding documentary depicting life in Eastern Europe following the collapse of the USSR, D'Est.

Music used in this episode: Imperia, "Train to Leningrad"

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+bL3pUxEq ]]> Part 3: in correspondence (ft. Lakshmi Padmanabhan) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-3 28ae87dc-d1be-4c6c-94ea-e78db7dd9cc1 Tue, 01 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0500 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Two Akerman features a decade apart offer very different takes on distance, maternal love, and the act of letter writing: 1976's News From Home and 1986's Letters Home. 1:45:12 false This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded News From Home, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) Letters Home, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother.

Non-Akerman works referenced this month:
BLKNWS (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)
Nasir (2020, d. Arun Karthik)
Taxi Driver (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)
God Told Me To (1976, d. Larry Choen)

Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.

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]]> news from home, letters home, sylvia plath, chantal akerman, babette mangolte This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded News From Home, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) Letters Home, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother.

Non-Akerman works referenced this month:
BLKNWS (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)
Nasir (2020, d. Arun Karthik)
Taxi Driver (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)
God Told Me To (1976, d. Larry Choen)

Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> This month, we're joined by Lakshmi Padmanabhan to discuss two films centered around the acts of letter-reading: first up is the widely heralded News From Home, Akerman's 1976 feature juxtaposing the letters her mother wrote to her in the early 70s with contemporary images of New York life. After that, we zoom ahead a decade to look at her less well-known (and much less-seen) Letters Home, a filmed adaptation of a play derived from Sylvia Plath's correspondences with her mother.

Non-Akerman works referenced this month:
BLKNWS (2019, d. Khalil Joseph)
Nasir (2020, d. Arun Karthik)
Taxi Driver (1976, d. Martin Scorsese)
God Told Me To (1976, d. Larry Choen)

Music used in this episode: dEUS, Blondie, News From Babel.

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]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+asES5p65 ]]> Part 2: Unsimulated eating, unsimulated sex (ft. Erin Nunoda) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-2-unsimulated-eating-unsimulated-sex 9be76c92-db72-4676-a5ba-8bf4105d9ff3 Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:30:00 -0500 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm This month we abandon chronology and careen through various phases of Akerman's career, linking together a few of her variously autobiographical self-portraits and concept exercises, including her first feature Je Tu Il Elle and 60-minute wonder Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles. 1:57:47 true Special guest Erin Nunoda joins us for a fun and freewheeling (and queer theory-festooned!) chat about a stylistically diverse set of sharp, daring and often pretty funny movies set in Brussels, Paris, and points in between.

Films discussed this month:
La Paresse
Je tu il elle
J'ai faim, j'ai froid
Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles

Clips of "Suzanne" performed by: Françoise Hardy, Jorane, Peter Gabriel and Young Galaxy.

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]]> chantal akerman, cinema, film Special guest Erin Nunoda joins us for a fun and freewheeling (and queer theory-festooned!) chat about a stylistically diverse set of sharp, daring and often pretty funny movies set in Brussels, Paris, and points in between.

Films discussed this month:
La Paresse
Je tu il elle
J'ai faim, j'ai froid
Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles

Clips of "Suzanne" performed by: Françoise Hardy, Jorane, Peter Gabriel and Young Galaxy.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> Special guest Erin Nunoda joins us for a fun and freewheeling (and queer theory-festooned!) chat about a stylistically diverse set of sharp, daring and often pretty funny movies set in Brussels, Paris, and points in between.

Films discussed this month:
La Paresse
Je tu il elle
J'ai faim, j'ai froid
Portrait d'une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles

Clips of "Suzanne" performed by: Françoise Hardy, Jorane, Peter Gabriel and Young Galaxy.

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+U_Nou_I6 ]]> Part 1: Domestic orders (ft. Justine Smith) https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-1-domestic-orders 2a38596e-71e6-4f6d-848c-0a37dcaa6c8b Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:00:00 -0500 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Kate, Simon and special guest Justine Smith discuss Akerman's most widely seen film, but not before tackling the earlier work that gave her the tools to pull it off. 1:55:10 false For our appropriately gargantuan first proper episode, we welcome back fellow Lodger and film-studies veteran Justine Smith to dive in at the deep end with discussion of some of Akerman's early shorts, before moving onto the film Akerman is still far and away best known for, the 200-minute colossus Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles .

Kate's piece on Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue for Cinema Scope:
https://cinema-scope.com/features/trouble-up-north-dennis-hoppers-out-of-the-blue/

Akerman films discussed or mentioned in this episode:
L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée _; _La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Michael Snow - Wavelength; La Station Centrale; Standard Time
Todd Haynes - [Safe], Carol
Bette Gordon - Variety
Marie-Claude Treilhou - Simone Barbès ou la vertu

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]]> chantal akerman For our appropriately gargantuan first proper episode, we welcome back fellow Lodger and film-studies veteran Justine Smith to dive in at the deep end with discussion of some of Akerman's early shorts, before moving onto the film Akerman is still far and away best known for, the 200-minute colossus Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles .

Kate's piece on Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue for Cinema Scope:
https://cinema-scope.com/features/trouble-up-north-dennis-hoppers-out-of-the-blue/

Akerman films discussed or mentioned in this episode:
L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée _; _La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Michael Snow - Wavelength; La Station Centrale; Standard Time
Todd Haynes - [Safe], Carol
Bette Gordon - Variety
Marie-Claude Treilhou - Simone Barbès ou la vertu

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> For our appropriately gargantuan first proper episode, we welcome back fellow Lodger and film-studies veteran Justine Smith to dive in at the deep end with discussion of some of Akerman's early shorts, before moving onto the film Akerman is still far and away best known for, the 200-minute colossus Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles .

Kate's piece on Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue for Cinema Scope:
https://cinema-scope.com/features/trouble-up-north-dennis-hoppers-out-of-the-blue/

Akerman films discussed or mentioned in this episode:
L'enfant aimé ou je joue à être une femme mariée _; _La chambre; Hotel Monterey; Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Other films mentioned in this episode:
Michael Snow - Wavelength; La Station Centrale; Standard Time
Todd Haynes - [Safe], Carol
Bette Gordon - Variety
Marie-Claude Treilhou - Simone Barbès ou la vertu

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Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

]]> https://fireside.fm/player/v2/y4gj3bTm+rtP_HSez ]]> Part 0: Blow up this town https://akermanyear.fireside.fm/part-0 a58b52af-2f11-4fce-98e2-8ca4d36c88e4 Fri, 05 Nov 2021 04:00:00 -0400 suckerblues@gmail.com (Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm) full 1 Simon Howell and Kate Rennebohm Kate and Simon introduce the subject of this miniseries, and Chantal Akerman introduces herself to the world with her incendiary first film. 30:37 false In our introductory episode, we give a high-level overview of Chantal Akerman's origins, tease the future of the podcast, and dive right into Akerman's spirited first short film, Saute Ma Ville (aka Blow Up My Town), made at the age of 18.

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]]> chantal akerman, saute ma ville, criterion collection, cinephilia In our introductory episode, we give a high-level overview of Chantal Akerman's origins, tease the future of the podcast, and dive right into Akerman's spirited first short film, Saute Ma Ville (aka Blow Up My Town), made at the age of 18.

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]]> In our introductory episode, we give a high-level overview of Chantal Akerman's origins, tease the future of the podcast, and dive right into Akerman's spirited first short film, Saute Ma Ville (aka Blow Up My Town), made at the age of 18.

If you like the show or what we do generally, consider throwing us a few bucks to help cover our costs: https://paypal.me/kateandsimonpod

Our intro music is performed by Sundar Subramanian. You can stream and buy his work here: https://sundarsubramanian.bandcamp.com/

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