This book is the only purely textual work by Belgian director Chantal Akerman. The main theme is that the author accompanied her mother through the last period of her life. It also tells the author's complex experience of intimate relationships, her growth experience as an independent female filmmaker, and the painful memories that her Jewish ancestry brought to her family. The book is written in an autobiographical style, with colloquial text that is straightforward and cold, nakedly showing the thorns and love in the calm daily life. The book also includes many family photos of Akerman and the scenes of the movies she directed, which echo Akerman's self-analysis and form a deep connection between images and text.
本书是比利时导演香特尔·阿克曼唯一一部纯文字作品，以作者陪伴母亲度过她生命最后一段时光为主线，穿插讲述了作者对亲密关系的复杂体会、作为独立女性电影人的成长经历，以及犹太血统给家庭带来的伤痛回忆。全书以自传式的笔法写成，口语化的文字直白冷峻，赤裸展现出平静日常下的刺与爱。书中亦附有多幅阿克曼的家庭照片与其所导演的电影画面，与阿克曼的自我剖析相呼应，构成影像与文字的深入联系。
本书是比利时导演香特尔·阿克曼唯一一部纯文字作品，以作者陪伴母亲度过她生命最后一段时光为主线，穿插讲述了作者对亲密关系的复杂体会、作为独立女性电影人的成长经历，以及犹太血统给家庭带来的伤痛回忆。全书以自传式的笔法写成，口语化的文字直白冷峻，赤裸展现出平静日常下的刺与爱。书中亦附有多幅阿克曼的家庭照片与其所导演的电影画面，与阿克曼的自我剖析相呼应，构成影像与文字的深入联系。
