Autour d'un marteau. A propos de Jean-Luc Vilmouth (The Hammer). 1985. Written and directed by Chantal Akerman Autour d'hier, aujourd'hui et demain (on déménage) (Making of Tomorrow We Move). 2004. Directed by Chantal Akerman

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Demain on déménage (Tomorrow We Move). 2004. Belgium/France. Directed by Chantal Akerman. Courtesy The Bureau Sales

Autour d'un marteau. A propos de Jean-Luc Vilmouth (The Hammer). 1985. France. Written and directed by Chantal Akerman. DCP courtesy Royal Film Archive of Belgium — CINEMATEK and Fondation Chantal Akerman. In French; English subtitles. 4 min.

This commissioned film is rather a curiosity, representing Chantal Akerman’s interpretation of a conceptual performance by the French artist Jean-Luc Vilmouth. Inspired by a happening that took place on a Parisian rooftop, during which Vilmouth embedded a hammer inside a wall and read a rejection letter from NASA, Akerman stages a game of musical chairs.

Autour d'hier, aujourd'hui et demain (on déménage) (Making of Tomorrow We Move). 2004. Belgium/France. Directed by Chantal Akerman. Screenplay by Akerman, Eric de Kuyper. DCP courtesy Royal Film Archive of Belgium — CINEMATEK and Fondation Chantal Akerman. In French; English subtitles. 80 min.

What a revelation and a privilege it is to see Chantal Akerman at work. Its French title a pun, this film offers behind-the-scenes footage from the production of Tomorrow We Move: makeup and costume tests, script readings, scene blocking and rehearsals, and on-set interviews with Aurore Clément and Sylvie Testud, her lead actresses, as well as Akerman herself.

This film accompanies Chantal Akerman: The Long View.

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