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“Write to me, it’s all I ask.”
1977•1h 29m•7.0•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Chantal Akerman
Writer
Chantal Akerman
Languages
French
Studio
ZDF
Cast
Chantal Akerman
Narrator (voice)
Production
Company
ZDF
Company
Paradise Films
Company
Unité Trois
Company
INA
Producer
Alain Dahan
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