J’ai faim, j’ai froid (Drama)

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Director: Chantal Akerman
Producer: Chantal Akerman
Cinematographer: Luc Benhamou
Editor: Francine Sandberg
Key Cast: Maria de Medeiros,Pascale Salkin

In this newly 4K-restored gem, two adventurous teenage girls ditch Brussels for the bright lights of Paris with moving results.

For the six-vignette anthology film Paris vu par… 20 ans après (Paris Seen By… 20 Years After), Chantal Akerman – alongside directors such as Philippe Garrel – was tasked with making a short film about a Parisian neighbourhood. In J’ai faim, j’ai froid, one of the most charming of all her works, she channels her own history as a Belgian in France, transposing her youthful memories and discomfort as an outsider onto two spirited girls (the wonderful Maria de Medeiros and Pascale Salkin) who pool their money to stay afloat over a weekend of new experiences in a perpetual search for satiety.

4K Restoration. Restored in 2024 by the Cinémathèque royale de Belgique (CINEMATEK) and the Cinémathèque française in collaboration with Fondation Chantal Akerman, under the supervision of the director of photography, Luc Benhamou.

This short film screens with Portrait d’une jeune fille de la fin des années 60 à Bruxelles.