Canada / Aug 28, 1984 / Montréal World Film Festival
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A sensitivity to sounds coming from the activities of an unwelcome guest in the close quarters of an apartment is only one important component in this atmospheric, avant-garde drollery by Chantal Akerman. When the apartment owner comes home, her guest is settled in and at first, the slightly reclusive host decides simply to eat her breakfast in her room instead of having to face morning conversation with her guest. Sounds of the toilet flushing, the bath water running and splashing, footsteps pacing, and furniture moving invade the hostess' refuge in her bedroom like the frontrunners of an all-out offensive. She locks herself up for 28 days, life's detritus accumulating around her, just so she does not have to go out to face the nemesis that lurks beyond her door.
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Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Homme à la valise |
| Original language | Français (FR) |
| Spoken languages | Français |
| Production countries | France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | INA |
| Release date | 15 novembre 1983 |
| Writer | Chantal Akerman |
| Editing | Francine Sandberg |
| Cinematography | Maurice Perrimond |
| Assistant directors | Jean-Philippe Laroche, Chantal Akerman, Eva Houdova |
| Camera operators | Maurice Perrimond |
| Additional photography | Maurice Perrimond |
| Production design | Jean-François Schneider |
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| Art direction | Jean-François Schneider |
| Set decoration | Jean-François Schneider |
| Music | Jean-Claude Brisson |
| Sound | Jean-Claude Brisson |
| Costume design | Nicole Mora |
| Makeup | Nicole Mora |
| Hairstyling | Nicole Mora |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
France / Nov 15, 1983
TV
France / Sep 05, 1984 / TF1
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