SUN NOV 23, 2025 4:00 PM In the Room: Chantal Akerman Short Films $10.00 (member) ; $15.00 (general admission) Ticket prices include a $2.00 online booking fee. Los Feliz 3 | Q&A with cinematographer Babette Mangolte. Moderated by Mark Toscano. ‘Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective’ This event has passed Your RSVP is being held for 1 minute, please fill out your contact info to complete the RSVP. * All fields are required First Name * Last Name * Email * Quantity * Subscribe to our newsletter FINISH
ABOUT THE FILMS: “La Paresse,” 1986, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 8 Mins, Chantal Akerman Foundation, Germany In French with English subtitles. Belgian director Chantal Akerman struggles to overcome her laziness in the name of making a film about the subject. FORMAT: DCP “La Chambre,” 1972, Dir. Chantal Akerman, 11 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium Two 360° travelling shots describe the space of a room as a succession of still lives: a chair, some fruit on a table, solitary, waiting objects. FORMAT: DCP “Le 15/8,” 1973, Dir. Chantal Akerman and Samy Szlingerbaum, 42 Mins, Janus Films, Belgium Mid-August in Paris (the title is a date: August 15) in a sunny, quiet apartment a young woman talks, thinks, reflects about herself, everyday life and little events in a long, uninterrupted monologue. The camera pictures her and her gestures in long, fixed shots moving around the rooms, the space, the light and shadows of a summer day. FORMAT: DCP