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News from Home

1977·1h 29m
Documentary
IMDb Rating
★ 7.3/10
3,569 votes

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.

News from Home is a 1977 documentary movie directed by Chantal Akerman. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.3/10 from 3,569 votes and runs 1h 29m.

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Director
Chantal Akerman
Creators
Chantal Akerman
Details
1977-06-08
89 min
Movie
★ Belgium, France, West Germany
★ French
Keywords
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