Film
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971Directed by Chantal Akerman
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- Released
- 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


