CW: sex, bisexuality, closet reference, SW reference, hunger/homelessness

The two young women wander through grainy greyscale streets, eat ravenously with the meager scraps of money they have, huddle together for warmth, and use chaotic tactics to get what they need. They repeat their circumstances, "I'm hungry," "I'm cold," to each other, like a game, defying their circumstances with almost whimsical dreams and resourceful awareness of the streets they wander. Their hopes and passions are subsumed at times by their needs, but they survive in dark alleys as they talk of adventures toward romance (but the only romance we see is between them is this the closet is this bisexuality is this exploration is this innocence is this all of the above). They wield themselves as weapons against deprivation, and find the physical transactions as meaningless as their descendant in Fat Girl would more than a decade later. Survival and dreams mix awkwardly here.

52 project: 85/52

eat something warm then you dumb bint

I too am hungry and cold atm.

A very condensed Akerman film, which shows why her work is normally longer. "I'm Hungry, I'm Cold" perhaps contains the most restless characters in any Akerman movie I've seen, and is probably the fastest paced. It can be very stressful at times, but appropriately so, considering the two subjects are young people feeling the thrill of being on their own. Always consuming, and never giving, yet they're not condemned for their actions either.

wow!!!!

Extremely poignant and very real look at late adolescence; shows me things I haven't seen anywhere in movies and reminds me of parts of my life I'd forgotten.

eat something warm then you dumb bint

3.1

Charming and straightforward short film with a beautiful atmosphere. Quirky dialogue and sensitive acting made it feel engaging and complete despite the length.

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Akerman #10

Made my heart pound.
Insatiably.

I love this woman ❤️

Just great rhythm and always nice to see sorority on film. I didn't know she'd made shorts. I'm really glad I stumbled onto this.

one is too hungry, the other is too cold and the film ends with both of them getting alleviated of these. a close-looped short by Chantal Akerman which has nothing much to offer besides innocence and an interestingly fast pace.

I too am hungry and cold atm.