The Man with the Suitcase

Synopsis

A sensitivity to sounds coming from the activities of an unwelcome guest in the close quarters of an apartment is only one important component in this atmospheric, avant-garde drollery by Chantal Akerman. When the apartment owner comes home, her guest is settled in and at first, the slightly reclusive host decides simply to eat her breakfast in her room instead of having to face morning conversation with her guest. Sounds of the toilet flushing, the bath water running and splashing, footsteps pacing, and furniture moving invade the hostess' refuge in her bedroom like the frontrunners of an all-out offensive. She locks herself up for 28 days, life's detritus accumulating around her, just so she does not have to go out to face the nemesis that lurks beyond her door.

Main Cast

Chantal Akerman

The Woman

Age : 65 | Popularity : 7%

Jeffrey Kime

Henri

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Jean-Claude Brisson

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Jérôme Lévy

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Sound	Sound	Jean-Claude Brisson
Editing	Editor	Francine Sandberg
Directing	Director	Chantal Akerman
	Assistant Director	Jean-Philippe Laroche
	Script Supervisor	Eva Houdova
Writing	Writer	Chantal Akerman
Camera	Director of Photography	Maurice Perrimond
Costume & Make-Up	Makeup & Hair	Nicole Mora
Art	Production Design	Jean-François Schneider
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