The Meetings of Anna (1978)
3.8 of 5 from 48 ratings
2h 8min
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- Synopsis:
Anna (Aurore Clément), a detached and diffident director, arrives in Germany to show her latest film; she checks into a hotel, invites a stranger to her bed, and abruptly tells him to leave. He asks her to a birthday lunch with his mother and daughter; she goes. Afterward, in Cologne, she meets an old friend, a Polish Jew and war refugee. In Brussels, she spends the night at a hotel with her mother, whom she rarely sees. On the train, a stranger tells his story. Last, it's home to Paris, where her lover Daniel (Jean-Pierre Cassel) picks her up and they go to a hotel. Throughout, people make personal revelations to her, and Anna listens with little affect. Although it was 30 years ago, the war seems ever present. - Actors:
- Aurore Clément, Helmut Griem, Magali Noël, Hanns Zischler, Lea Massari, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Alain Berenboom, Françoise Bonnet, Thaddausz Kahl, Laurent Taffein, Victor Verek
- Directors:
- Chantal Akerman
- Aka:
- Les rendez-vous d'Anna
- Genres:
- Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- France
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Pulls you in - The Meetings of Anna review by griggs
The Meetings of Anna is one of those films that really pays off if you’re willing to sit with it. Nothing moves quickly—every scene lingers, and every silence feels loaded. Akerman frames each shot so beautifully that even the dullest hotel room feels deliberate. It’s such a smart piece of character work, letting us feel Anna’s loneliness without ever spelling it out. Conversations come and go, connections slip away, and you just absorb it all. It’s quiet, careful, and completely absorbing. If you’re in the right mood, it pulls you in and doesn’t let go.
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