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The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

6.6· 1971· Movie· 35 min· Documentary

In this unfinished work, a young mother, her little girl, as well as a friend of the mother's, spend the summer in a villa. The mother shares her problems – womanhood, motherhood, being married - with her friend, dresses up with the little girl, observes her body, and does a series of household tasks.

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Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self (uncredited)

Daphné Merzer

Little Girl (uncredited)

Claire Wauthion

Claire Wauthion

Young Mother (uncredited)

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