The Meetings of Anna

The Meetings of Anna

1978 · 128 min · FR · 7.1 (35 votes)
Dir. Chantal Akerman · Starring Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël, Hanns Zischler, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Lea Massari
Drama

On a trip across Western Europe to promote her newest release, filmmaker Anna encounters several individuals—familiar and otherwise—and attends to their discontents.

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A quiet, contemplative journey through the inner lives of strangers. It feels like eavesdropping on intimate conversations, a gentle exploration of unspoken desires and the weight of memory. A film that lingers long after the credits roll.

introspectivemelancholicwistfulobservationalslow-burnEuropean art filmcharacter studynaturalisticautobiographicalfilmmakingdiscontentmemoryidentity
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