The lush colors and crystal-clear sound in the Royal Belgian Film Archive’s restoration of Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles are a sublime look at what it means to bring a piece of cinematic history back to life. Akerman’s groundbreaking film, which follows a middle-aged widow burdened with a life of tedium, ultimately gravitates towards an unhinged afternoon of murder. Jeanne Dielman is just one of the restored masterpieces included in TIFF’s deluxe…
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