Synopsis
In this incisive dispatch from the newly collapsed Soviet empire, bullet holes from WWII still pockmark the old stone buildings. Akerman journeys from East Germany to Moscow between the late summer and winter of 1993 ('while there’s still time'), chronicling in deliberate tracking shots, circular pans, and domestic tableaux yet another moment of radical upheaval in the 20th-century, the faces and bodies of Poles, Ukrainians, Germans, and Russians weighed down with obedient resignation and uncertainty.
Key facts
Cast
Natalia Chakhovskaia
Original language
French
First release
August 1, 1993 (France)
Crew
Screenplay
Chantal Akerman
Producer
François Le Bayon
Cinematography
Bernard Delville, Rémon Fromont
Editing
Agnès Bruckert, Claire Atherton
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Festival History
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2025 generic - Feature
- Berlin International Film Festival 1994 generic
- San Francisco International Film Festival 1994 generic
- Locarno International Film Festival 1993 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1993 generic
Titles
| Original title | D'Est | |
| Alternate title | From the East |
Releases & classifications
| Television | France | August 1, 1993 |
| Theatrical | Canada | September 16, 1993 |
Full credits
| Director | Chantal Akerman |
| Cast | Natalia Chakhovskaia (Self) |
| Screenplay | Chantal Akerman |
| Producer | François Le Bayon |
| Executive producer | Marilyn Watelet |
| Cinematography | Bernard Delville, Rémon Fromont |
| Editing | Agnès Bruckert, Claire Atherton |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
