News from Home
News from Home
Documentary

News from Home

1977
89 min
7.0
69.9%
User Score
(90 votes)

Impersonal and beautiful images of Akerman's life in New York are combined with letters from her loving but manipulative mother, read by Akerman herself.

DIRECTED BY

Chantal Akerman

STARRING

Chantal Akerman

Videos & Trailers

News From Home (1977) - "Your Loving Mother"
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Clip

News From Home (1977) - "Your Loving Mother"

AFS PRESENTS: NEWS FROM HOME
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AFS PRESENTS: NEWS FROM HOME

Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Narrator (voice)

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