Chantal Akerman – Paris Spleen
J'ai faim, j'ai froid | Le 15/8
Belgium, France | 1973, 1984 | 57 min
Language: Le 15/8: English, French, I’m Hungry, I’m Cold: French
Subtitles: Le 15/8: French, I’m Hungry, I’m Cold: English
Suitable for all age groups
Director(s): Chantal Akerman, Samy Szlingerbaum, Chantal Akerman
Script: Chantal Akerman, Samy Szlingerbaum, Chantal Akerman
Cast: Chris Myllykoski, Maria de Medeiros, Pascale Salkin, Esmoris Hanibal
Production: J.M. Productions, Films A2
Distribution: Fondation Chantal Akerman, Fondation Chantal Akerman
Short Film | Comedy | Documentary | Black & White
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Le 15/8, co-directed by Akerman and Samy Szlingerbaum, may spark flickers of recognition: this documentary monologue film, shot in August 1973, is marked by the unhurried presence of a Finnish exchange student, Chris Myllykoski. There is no known information about Myllykoski’s later life, but Le 15/8 serves as a time capsule of a young woman in transition—caught in between, in a foreign city where fragile routines and connections have already begun to form.
J’ai faim, j’ai froid (1984, “I’m Hungry, I’m Cold”) was Akerman’s contribution to the multi-director anthology film Paris vu par… vingt ans après. Two Belgian teenagers run away to the City of Light, convinced that life begins in Paris. The briskly paced film features Maria de Medeiros in one of her earliest roles, alongside Pascale Salkin, also seen in Akerman’s musical Golden Eighties (1986).
Tytti Rantanen