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The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

1971Directed by Chantal Akerman

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Runtime
35m

About The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

  • Documentary

Synopsis

In this unfinished work, a young mother, her little girl, as well as a friend of the mother's, spend the summer in a villa. The mother shares her problems – womanhood, motherhood, being married - with her friend, dresses up with the little girl, observes her body, and does a series of household tasks.

Director
  • Chantal Akerman
Writer
  • Chantal Akerman
Original title
L'Enfant aimé ou Je joue à être une femme mariée

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