Back to browse
73% Critic Match
Family Business
“Chantal Akerman Speaks About Film”
7.3 / 10• 1984• 18m•NR• English
ComedyDrama
Storyline
Chantal Akerman was commissioned by Visions to make this short film for £20,000. It was first shown on 21 November 1984, on Channel 4. Akerman herself plays the role of a director visiting Hollywood to find financing from an uncle she hardly knows. Very little goes to plan… Also stars Aurore Clement and Colleen Camp.
Cast & Crew
Chantal Akerman
Self
Lead
Aurore Clément
Self
Colleen Camp
Self
Marilyn Watelet
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Chantal Akerman's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Family Business is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
