When invited to take part in the Cinema, of Our Time series, Chantal Akerman playfully proposed featuring herself as the focal point. She imagined a movie composed entirely of snippets from her own films. However, upon insistence from the producers to incorporate footage of herself, Akerman reluctantly consented. She decided to split the film into two segments. The initial part commences with Akerman situated in her apartment, engrossed in reading passages from a text.影评：这部影片展现了导演 Chantal Akerman 与自我、自己的作品之间微妙的关系。她对于掺杂在作品中的个人元素持有着复杂的态度，一方面是愿意以自己作为影片的主题，一方面又对于仅仅因为制片方的要求而插入自身镜头感到不情愿。这种内在冲突也体现在影片的结构上，将其分为两个部分，为整体叙事增添了一丝忧郁与深度。