Hotel Monterey
Hotel Monterey is a 1973[2] American silent documentary film directed by Chantal Akerman.[3] It is Akerman's first feature film.
| Hotel Monterey | |
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| Directed by | Chantal Akerman |
| Produced by | Chantal Akerman |
| Written by | Chantal Akerman |
| Cinematography | Babette Mangolte |
| Edited by | Geneviève Luciani |
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Running time | 62 minutes |
| Country | Belgium USA |
| Language | Silent |
In 2013, an article in the Village Voice stated that Hotel Monterey, along with two other Akerman films, La Chambre and News from Home are a "not-to-be-missed event" as part of MoMa's “To Save and Project” film series.[4]
Synopsis
The film consists of a series of silent long takes shot in a hotel in New York City. Shots are meticulously staged to create visual patterns and optical illusions as the film slowly explores several different parts of the hotel, ranging from austere and claustrophobic basement corridors to busy skylines shot from the rooftop.
Release
The Criterion Collection released it through their Eclipse series in 2010, as part of a set titled Chantal Akerman in the Seventies. The set included four feature films Akerman directed in the 1970s as well as a number of short films.[6]
See also
References
- https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068725/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ov_inf
- Cinéma, n° 180, septembre–octobre 1973; La Revue du Cinéma/Image et Son, n° 275, septembre 1973.
- https://www.criterion.com/films/20977-hotel-monterey
- "Chantal Akerman's New York". www.villagevoice.com. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
- http://thevoid99.blogspot.hk/2016/03/hotel-monterey.html
- Kehr, Dave (2010-01-31). "The Evolving Vision of a Belgian Auteur". The New York Times.
External links
Films directed by Chantal Akerman | |
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 Category:Films directed by Chantal Akerman |