Chantal Akerman's win shows a generational shift is taking place among critics and filmmakers
- Written by: Ben McCann, Associate Professor of French Studies, University of Adelaide
IMDBJeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles – Chantal Akerman’s 1975 hypnotic study of a mother performing domestic chores in microscopic detail – has just been crowned the “greatest film of all time” in Sight and Sound’s prestigious poll.
It is only the fourth film to have topped the list since...