The very first modern western movie, and the model for all of those to come. The elements of narration and filmography that it sets hold steady until now and probably for still a long time - see Tarantino's hateful eight for their confirmation. Most of the ideas on it are simple, but it takes a master to put the ingredients all in place and to cook something this delicious. Without any obvious main character, but rather a complex mix of persona, each cristallizing a class or a segment of society. This a Western movie to be sure, with all the parts that make up the mechanics, but it is above all a satire. One that is politically engaged too, especially in regards to the banker role.
Reading letters is to news from home what housework is to Jeanne Dielman.When we talk about some specific cultural spectacle we actually talk about rituals in life.Words fulfill the emptiness of space in reality/public also link space in memory/private.Ackerman create an entirely subjective film and the absent recipient is floating above the city.