

Hôtel des Acacias
1982-01-01 · 42 min · ★ 6.8
Several young men and women arrive one after the other at Hôtel des Acacias, full of hope, desire and vitality. In the bustle of this hotel, everyone is looking for love. Hôtel des Acacias was an exercise guided in 1982 by Chantal Akerman at Belgium’s INSAS audio-visual college.
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- Directors
- Yves Hanchar, Pierre Charles Rochette, François Vanderveken, Isabelle Willems
- Production companies
- INSAS
- Countries
- Belgium
- Status
- Released
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Jean-Jacques Moreau
Nicole Valberg
Amid Chakir
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