My Mother Laughs Prelude
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“My mother laughs prelude” is a performance from the book that Chantal made about her mother. In 2013, Akerman’s mother was dying. She flew back from New York to Brussels to care for her, and between dressing her, feeding her and putting her to bed, she wrote. She wrote about her childhood, the escape her mother made from Auschwitz but didn’t talk about, the difficulty of loving her girlfriend, C., her fear of what she would do when her mother did die. Among these imperfectly perfect fragments of writing about her life, she placed stills from her films. "My Mother Laughs" is both the distillation of the themes Akerman pursued throughout her creative life, and a version of the simplest and most complicated love story of all: that between a mother and a daughter.
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- Director
- Chantal Akerman
- Original Title
- My Mother Laughs Prelude
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 27m
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Chantal Akerman
Claire Atherton
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Chantal Akerman
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Claire Atherton
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What is My Mother Laughs Prelude about?
“My mother laughs prelude” is a performance from the book that Chantal made about her mother. In 2013, Akerman’s mother was dying. She flew back from New York to Brussels to care for her, and between dressing her, feeding her and putting her to bed, she wrote. She wrote about her childhood, the escape her mother made from Auschwitz but didn’t talk about, the difficulty of loving her girlfriend, C., her fear of what she would do when her mother did die. Among these imperfectly perfect fragments of writing about her life, she placed stills from her films. "My Mother Laughs" is both the distillation of the themes Akerman pursued throughout her creative life, and a version of the simplest and most complicated love story of all: that between a mother and a daughter.
Who directed My Mother Laughs Prelude?
My Mother Laughs Prelude was directed by Chantal Akerman.
Who stars in My Mother Laughs Prelude?
The principal cast of My Mother Laughs Prelude includes Chantal Akerman.
When was My Mother Laughs Prelude released and how long is it?
My Mother Laughs Prelude was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 27m.