Golden Eighties + short
You can almost smell the hairspray in Akerman’s exuberant but subversive musical about the many romantic entanglements of salon workers in a shopping mall basement. Its natty 1980s style, witty song lyrics, rapturous dance sequences, not to mention a gloriously bitchy male-suited quartet, deliver all the joys of the genre. At the same time, Akerman critiques the consumerist ‘paradise’ around them, questioning whether love, if it’s tied to conformity, really is the answer. The screening on Monday 14 April will be introduced by Lauren Clarke of Invisible Women. French with English subtitles. Restored in 4K by Royal Film Archive of Belgium (CINEMATEK), Fondation Chantal Akerman and L’Immagine Ritrovata, Bologna. The short film Rue Mallet-Stevens (Chantal Akerman, 8min. Belgium, 1986, no dialogue) will play alongside the feature. A mysterious and romantic snapshot of Paris at night. Screening as part of our CineMasters: Chantal Akerman season, in partnership with BFI. Thanks to BFI for the film synopsis.MusicPT1H36M12A2025-04-12Myriam Boyer
Delphine Seyrig
Fanny Cottençon
Lio
Charles Denner
Chantal Akerman
Golden Eighties + short"Golden Eighties + short"Showtimes
April 12, 5:20 pm
April 14, 8:20 pm
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