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Hotel Monterey

1973 · 60 min Documentary
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

New York City's Monterey is a residence hotel, whose inhabitants are older and primarily live alone. The camera, usually stationery, observes the lobby. No score, the lobby is clean with granite floors, men wear hats, people enter and exit an elevator, the camera looks out from within the elevator as doors open and close. People sit alone and motionless in their apartments. There are long shots of empty halls. Paint peels. The flooring on upper levels is linoleum. Hall lights are florescent. Doors open a crack then close.

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Original Title Hôtel Monterey
Year 1973
Country Belgium, France
Genre Documentary
Director Chantal Akerman
Runtime 60 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (28 votes)

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Akerman constructs a cinematic study of space as a portrait of its inhabitants, relying on static frames and a complete absence of narrative. The camera explores the hotel's architecture—elevators, hallways, doors—to create a meditative, almost tactile sense of isolation and anticipation.

What lingers after viewing is a haunting impression of silence and solitude, captured in its most essential form. The film demands a surrender to its hypnotic, observational rhythm. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chantal Akerman

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Late at night, in complete silence, surrendering to its slow passage of time.

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