Screening

29.05.2022 | Mudam Auditorium | 16h

De l’autre côté by Chantal Akerman (2002, 103 min)

In the United States, poor people are, for the most part, Mexican. For years, they crossed through San Diego, but the US Immigration Services has managed to stop the flood of illegal immigrants in this part of California and divert it to the deserts and mountains of Arizona where they thought the difficulties, dangers, cold and heat would stop them. But you can’t stop someone who’s hungry. And on the other side, the fear of invaders leads to violent thoughts.

Biography :

Chantal Akerman (b.1950, Brussels – d. 2015, Paris) is considered one of the most prominent figures of modern cinema, she imposed her own personal signature (sequence shots, filming in real time), setting a precedent and influencing an entire generation of filmmakers. With almost 50 titles, she is best known for her pioneering release of 1975, Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which earned her a central place in the world of avant-garde cinema. Akerman was a very eclectic author, making dramas, installations and a musical as well as devoting some of her work to documentaries including the films Sud, De L'Autre Côté and No Home Movie.