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Hôtel des Acacias

1982 · 42 min

A quiet, observational student exercise that drifts through a hotel lobby, watching young people circle each other in search of connection.

Genres
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Love is always what you don’t have.
Overview
Several young men and women arrive one after the other at Hôtel des Acacias, full of hope, desire and vitality. In the bustle of this hotel, everyone is looking for love. Hôtel des Acacias was an exercise guided in 1982 by Chantal Akerman at Belgium’s INSAS audio-visual college.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, loneliness, identity
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    Places
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism7
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    romance, comedy, drama
    Directed by
    François Vanderveken, Isabelle Willems, Pierre Charles Rochette, Yves Hanchar
    Written by
    Chantal Akerman, Michèle Blondeel
    Starring
    Marie Signe Ledoux, Marc Schreiber, Jean-Jacques Moreau, Mario Gonzales, Philippe Bombled, Nathalie Willame, Nicole Valberg, Amid Chakir
    Cinematography
    Françoise Gonin, Jean-Yves Gloor
    Runtime
    42 min
    Country
    Belgium
    Languages
    French

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