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

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.

Cast

Chantal Akerman

as Self (uncredited)

Daphné Merzer

as Little Girl (uncredited)

Claire Wauthion

as Young Mother (uncredited)

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