Thought the Tv was stuck, just spent the best part of 5mins listening to wind, and watching a bush blow. I know we're supposed to interpret these films in another way and be patient, but my lifes too short for that, I have a 4yr old, I need too cram as much adult alone time in as i possibly can, wasting it on a bush is a no from me, turn over too other crap.

It's a deep puzzle to me that so many critics rave about this movie. The only way I can understand it is that because they know and admire the filmmaker they're getting a lot out of it that I'm not (or perhaps, just isn't there). I saw this as I always see film festival films: with my cinephile friends who buy blocks of tickets. So when I sat down I didn't know the title, the creator, the language, the genre - nothing whatsoever about it. I sat through the lengthy static opening shot of a dusty desert road somewhere, with a tree being blown violently by the wind. I thought it was a little sloppy that the microphones obviously lacked adequate windscreens and that the camera tripod wasn't heavy enough for the wind. I assumed something would happen. But it never did. The title is obviously 'ironic'. This is very much a home movie. It's shot with a small video camera; on-camera mic; autofocus and exposure; mostly just plonked on a table. So: poor sound, hunting focus and exposure, blown out highlights etc. All extremely distracting. And all avoidable with just a little attention and knowledge - which surely Ms Akerman has or can get. I could go on and on, but suffice to say, if you love Ms Akerman or her work, you'll probably get something from this. If you don't, I urge you to pull out your own home movies or photos of your mother or grandmother and think about their lives. You'll get a lot more out of it than you will from this movie.

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Akerman's final film is a challenging documentary that is often too esoteric, but also meditative, and subversive.