Jeanne Dielman: 23 Quai Du Commerc, 1080 (#484) Viz Media violent abortions and even a

violent abortions and even a transgender inmate add to the exploitation fun

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Jeanne Dielman: 23 Quai Du Commerc, 1080 (#484) Viz Media violent abortions and even aJeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesCriterion Collection Special EditionA singular work in film history, Chantal Akermans Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle aged widow (Delphine Seyrig)whose chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In its enormous spareness, Akermans film seems