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News from Home

1976 film by Chantal Akerman
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News from Home

Summary

News from Home is a film[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • News from Home's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • News from Home was directed by Chantal Akerman[4].
  • Chantal Akerman wrote the screenplay for News from Home[5].
  • News from Home's genre is documentary film[6].
  • A cast member of News from Home was Chantal Akerman[7].
  • News from Home's director of photography is recorded as Babette Mangolte[8].
  • The original language of News from Home was French[9].
  • News from Home's country of origin is recorded as France[10].
  • News from Home's country of origin is recorded as Belgium[11].
  • News from Home's country of origin is recorded as Germany[12].
  • News from Home was released on December 16, 1976[13].
  • News from Home was released on May 20, 1977[14].
  • News from Home was published on June 8, 1977[15].
  • News from Home's narrative location is recorded as New York City[16].
  • News from Home's main subject is New York City[17].
  • News from Home's film editor is recorded as Francine Sandberg[18].
  • News from Home's described by source is recorded as BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women[19].
  • News from Home's described by source is recorded as The Feminist Film Guide[20].
  • News from Home's participant in is recorded as 1977 Cannes Film Festival[21].
  • News from Home's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'News from Home'}[22].
  • News from Home's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+89'}[23].
  • News from Home's CNC film rating is recorded as no age restriction[24].
  • News from Home's assessment is recorded as Bechdel test[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

News from Home was directed by Chantal Akerman[4]. Chantal Akerman wrote the screenplay for it[5]. A cast member of it was Chantal Akerman[7].

Publication

Publication dates include December 16, 1976[13], May 20, 1977[14], and June 8, 1977[15]. The original language of News from Home was French[9]. Its genre is documentary film[6].

Subject and Themes

News from Home's main subject is New York City[17].

Why It Matters

News from Home has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Belgium Chantal Akerman film France Germany New York City

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . evene.lefigaro.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Filmdienst. Retrieved . filmdienst.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . IMDb. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . seventh-row.com. seventh-row.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . film distribution certificate. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Feminist Film Guide. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Described by source → BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women, The Feminist Film Guide
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