The Man with the Suitcase

The Man with the Suitcase

1983
1h 1m
6.2

6.2/10

8 votes • View on IMDb
Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: FR

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Production Information

Production Companies
INA
Production Countries
France
Spoken Languages
French

Quick Facts

Original Title L'Homme à la valise
Release Date November 15, 1983
Status Released
Language FR
IMDb ID tt0085686

Cast

Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman

The Woman

Jeffrey Kime
Jeffrey Kime

Henri

Jean-Claude Brisson
Jean-Claude Brisson

Jérôme Lévy
Jérôme Lévy

Key Crew

Chantal Akerman
Director
Chantal Akerman
Writer