Chantal Akerman's My Mother Laughs with Camille Summers-Valli

My Mother Laughs
by Chantal Akerman
With work by Camille Summers-Valli

An intimate musing on the relationship of a mother and daughter and other delicate elements of the human experience alongside work by film maker and photographer Camille Summers-Valli.

https://sendb00ks.com/blogs/journal/chantal-akermans-my-mother-laughs

'What is a surprise is how vulnerable the book is – not commodified vulnerability, the kind where a work has been examined from every possible angle to make sure the writer still remains appealing even when exhibiting their worst traits – but frighteningly unguarded. It’s a risk from a woman whose career was defined by risks. Akerman eschewed all labels, including that of a feminist filmmaker, and My Mother Laughs can be seen as the final word on how she would like to be remembered – simply, as a daughter who paid attention.' — The White Review