. . . It is always the act of isolation from another space that brings into sharp focus Akerman’s themes and aesthetics. Jacques Polet has pointed out that the 360-degree pan in La Chambre maps out a literal movement of encirclement completed once the pan reverses, as if the camera had demarcated the minimally essential space for the performance . . .
— from essay on Akerman by Ivone Margulies found here.
http://www.nitroflare.com/view/7482390D75BBE0F/Chantal_AKERMAN_-_1972_-_La_chambre.avi
No subtitles as there is no need for any.
