Cast
Credits
Written by: 
Chantal Akerman
Cinematography: Jim Asbell Babette Mangolte
Editing: Francine Sandberg
Produced by: Alain Dahan
Plot
Shots of New York streets accompany Akerman's voice reading her mother's letters from Belgium.
Sinekatalog’s take
Chantal Akerman's experimental film pairs static shots of New York streets with her voice reading her mother's letters. Hypnotic and aching, it is a moving meditation on distance, longing and the city.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,672 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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