Chantal Akerman Month
Celebrating 50 years since the release of her revolutionary arthouse film Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, The Frida Cinema is proud to present six films from Belgian auteur and film pioneer Chantal Akerman!
We thank City of Santa Ana’s Councilwoman Jessie Lopez – Ward 3 for supporting this special celebration of the works of Chantal Akerman.
Golden Eighties
- Mon, Mar 31
The Frida Cinema's seating is first-come, first-serve. For our Midnight Screenings, please plan on arriving by 11:30pm to ensure ample time for parking, picking up concessions, and securing optimal seats. Screening will begin promptly at midnight.
Director: Chantal Akerman Run Time: 96 min. Release Year: 1986 Language: French
Starring: Delphine Seyrig, Fanny Cottençon, Lio, Myriam Boyer, Pascale Salkin
The shopping mall becomes a dance hall in 1986's Golden Eighties, a vibrant and stylized musical closing out our Chantal Akerman Month series. The film follows a group of sales clerks, customers, and shop owners whose romantic entanglements unfold in a world of brightly lit storefronts and choreographed musical numbers. At the center of the story is a love triangle involving a young woman torn between a stable but dull suitor and a passionate but unreliable lover, reflecting themes of longing and disillusionment.