The Latest Breaking News from Jeanne Dielman

Most people groan when they see a movie runtime stretch beyond the two-hour mark, but some films break the four-hour barrier and still leave audiences wanting more. These aren’t just movies; they’re full-blown cinematic experiences that immerse you in breathtaking storytelling, sweeping visuals, and unforgettable performances. While movies over 4…

A 50th-anniversary release for Chantal Akerman’s meticulous masterpiece, voted the best film of all time by Sight and Sound

The Father Ted actor on laughing out loud at Jamie Demetriou, an architectural pilgrimage to Pennsylvania and where to find Dublin’s fanciest artichoke

Every ten years the British Film Institute’s (BFI) in-house magazine, Sight and Sound, polls a large number of critics and film-writers to produce a list of the greatest films of all time.

Friday A/V Club: Sight and Sound revises the film canon again.

Chantal Akerman’s 1975 film Jeanne Dielman claims top spot in the 2022 BFI Sight and Sound poll

Jeanne 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’s high time a woman won Sight and Sound’s all-time vote, and Jeanne Dielman’s ascension to the No 1 spot is exhilarating

Film-maker’s 1976 feature Jeanne Dielman pushes Vertigo into second place and Citizen Kane into third