I just spotted this on Legs McNeil's Facebook page and was blown away. This is a 1976 film by Belgian director Chantal Akerman called "News From Home." Because I know precious little about it, I'm going to let Criterion describe it:
Letters from Chantal Akerman’s mother are read over a series of elegantly composed shots of 1976 New York, where our (unseen) filmmaker and protagonist has relocated. Akerman’s unforgettable time capsule of the city is also a gorgeous meditation on urban alienation and personal and familial disconnection.
I'd love to see someone do a shot-for-shot remake and compare and contrast.
Enjoy.
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