Jeanne Dielman, a widowed single mother, spends her days performing household chores with meticulous precision. Unbeknownst to those around her, she also works as a prostitute, discreetly servicing clients. Over the course of three days, the film presents a slow and deliberate exploration of Jeanne's existence and the existential loneliness she experiences. The monotony of her life is interrupted when a tragedy occurs, leading to unexpected consequences.
When their daughter and her husband go away for work, Artie and Diane Decker, two old-fashioned grandparents, are left in charge of their three grandchildren. Chaos ensues as they try to navigate the challenges of modern parenting and connect with their tech-savvy grandchildren.
Donald's nephews are always playing instead of doing their chores. Donald is going to punish them, but the "voice of child psychology" convinces him to play along instead. This works well when they chop the wood to burn him at the stake. Meanwhile, however, a trio of Pygmy cannibals that escaped from the circus are out to do the very same thing to Donald with a cauldron of water.
The filmmaker cleans his apartment to the strains of Gary Wilson's "Loneliness."
A young girl returns home to an empty apartment. She gets invited on a date but she has to finish her chores first. This would be very easy for her, but her addiction makes it a struggle.
Sofia's brains went missing, when mixing toasting with ironing.
Restored to its original glory by the National Film Preservation Foundation back in 2005, this little Christmas film is one of our holiday favorites. Margaret Conneely (Chicago amateur filmmaker & CFA Collection namesake) frames stop-motion animation and trick photography with live action footage to fuel her very own Christmas fairy tale. FAIRY PRINCESS (1956) was Margaret Conneely's most successful amateur film, winning a slew of local awards, and being named one of the Photographic Society of America's 'Ten Best films of 1956.' Conneely's film was also awarded the PSA's 'Harris B. Tuttle Trophy'; named after Eastman Kodak's innovator of the 16mm format, this trophy was awarded annually for the best amateur storytelling film on a family theme. - Chicago Film Archives
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