{"product_id":"my-mother-laughs","title":"My Mother Laughs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in France in 2013, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Mother Laughs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the final book written by the legendary and beloved Belgian artist and director Chantal Akerman (1950–2015) before her death. A moving and unforgettable memoir, the book delves deeply into one of the central themes and focuses of Akerman’s often autobiographical films: her mother, who was the direct subject of her final film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNo Home Movie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith a particular focus on the difficulties Akerman faced in conjunction with the end of her mother’s life, the book combines a matter-of-fact writing style with family photographs and stills from her own films in order to better convey the totality of her experience. Akerman writes: \"With pride because I finally believed in my ability to say something that I’d had trouble saying. I told myself, I am strong for once, I speak. I tell the truth.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Song Cave","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":29480975892552,"sku":"9780998829081","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0508\/1061\/files\/51G66eGdRML._SL1000.jpg?v=1787258762","url":"https:\/\/store.hammer.ucla.edu\/products\/my-mother-laughs","provider":"Hammer Museum Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}