La captive
Chantal Akerman / FR, BE, 2000 / 118 min.
La captive is a story about Simon’s obsession for his girlfriend Ariane, who willingly agrees to becoming his ‘captive’. The screenplay was co-written by Eric de Kuyper, who collaborated on several of Chantal Akerman’s films.
Filmmaker and film lecturer Eric De Kuyper is a former associate director of the Filmmuseum. His views on cinema and his passion for cinematic experience and film history have been a major influence on Eye”s policies on collecting and presentation.
restorations
Eye restored De Kuyper”s films and presents them in the light of De Kuyper”s views on cinema. With introductions, live music and screenings of classic films from Eye”s collections and those of the Royal Belgian Film Archive in Brussels. The shows are introduced and attended by De Kuyper and cast and crew members of his films.
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Director
Chantal Akerman
Production year
2000
Country
FR, BE
Original title
La captive
Length
118 min.
Language
French
Subtitles
ENG
Format
35mm
Part of
Filmic Passions
He once jokingly referred to himself as a ‘mess of talents’ and a man who had never managed to embark on a ‘real career’. It’s surely his way of ironizing his extraordinary versatility as an erudite film lecturer, writer, filmmaker and programmer.
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