Until January 19, 2025 at the Jeu de Paume
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles is not just an address in the north of Brussels, it is one of the greatest film destinations of all time. The work of a 25-year-old filmmaker, daring to evoke both the female condition and the silences imposed by the wounds of history through the character played by the immense Delphine Seyrig. The Jeu de Paume museum pays tribute to the woman who chose to settle in Paris after making her first short films, including the UFO Saute ma ville (1968). Which is projected onto a wall in this wonderful exhibition. Other short films are also on display, including the testimonies of Holocaust survivors collected for a TV programme by Chantal Akerman, as well as the very funny short Family Business. There is also a plethora of photos and manuscripts, images of essays for Golden Eighties (1986), and television sets laid side by side for her documentary on post-Soviet Eastern Europe. A magnificent journey at the Jeu de Paume, between laughter and silence, with her mischievous and uncompromising eye…