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

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

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

1971 35m 6.6Movie

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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Chantal Akerman

Director, Writer

Top Cast

Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Self (uncredited)

Daphné Merzer

Little Girl (uncredited)

Claire Wauthion

Claire Wauthion

Young Mother (uncredited)