Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2023

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Amy & Paul peel the layers of Chantal Akerman’s minimalist homebound masterwork Jeanne Dielman! They praise the way Akerman trains her audience to pay attention to tiny details, debate whether the controversial ending was necessary, and ask what the film’s recent ascendancy to the top of Sight & Sound’s greatest films list says about how we live today. Plus: The truth about Tony Orlando and Dawn. Next week, tune in as we discuss Blue Velvet! You can join the conversation for this series on the Unspooled Facebook Group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/unspooledpodcast, and on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6. Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. You can also listen to our Stitcher Premium game show Screen Test right now at https://www.stitcher.com/show/unspooled-screen-test and apply to be a contestant at [email protected]!

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0:00.0	The year is 1975 and it is time to make the meatloaf.
0:05.7	The movie?
0:06.7	John Dealing.
0:07.7	Hello everyone and welcome to E-Spold.
0:32.0	Amy, today we are talking about a film that is number one on the 2022 sight and sound
0:39.8	list, John Dealing, a film that I never heard of before.
0:45.4	A movie that when you think, oh it's the number one film, I at least have some familiarity
0:49.6	with it.
0:50.6	I feel flabbergasted by the fact that this is the number one film.
0:55.7	But this is a truly one of the more unique films that we've ever done.
1:01.4	It is described as art house acid.
1:06.5	Can I say I have been so looking forward to talking about this movie with you and I'm just
1:12.1	bursting with excitement to talk about peeling potatoes?
1:16.8	I really think that if you've not watched this film or you watched 25 minutes of it and
1:22.0	you are expecting us to come in here and do a love actually rip on it, you will be disappointed
1:27.4	but I will tell you, get past that first 25.
1:31.3	See if you have the endurance to do with this movie requires.
1:34.1	I think you either hate us or you will be so happy that you did.
1:39.4	I'm feeling you're going to be happy that you did.
1:41.8	I think you will because I think this movie begins to operate on an emotional tenor that
1:47.1	I think of as the, oh no I'm watching a movie and there's a scene where people are driving
1:51.0	in a car tenor.
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