The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
L'Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée
1971 · 0h 35m · Documentary · Belgium
In this unfinished work, a young mother, her little girl, as well as a friend of the mother's, spend the summer in a villa. The mother shares her problems – womanhood, motherhood, being married - with her friend, dresses up with the little girl, observes her body, and does a series of household tasks.
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Chantal Akerman6.1Smart score
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documentary shortwomen's liberationwomen's sexual identitywomen's taleswomen's voices
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