An extended introduction by Jemma Desai to the film Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975; 201 mins) by Chantal Akerman that reveal the filmmaker’s ambivalent relationship with labour, the maternal and the domestic.

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Jemma Desai is a curator and founder of I am Dora, an itinerant feminist film programme, exploring how women relate to one another through film. www.iamdora.co.uk

Image: Still from Chantal Akerman, Jeanne Dielman, 23, Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, 1975. Courtesy of Cinematek.