The Hammer
1986, French. Directed by Chantal Akerman.
Four minutes long, a commission, the hammer flies. A film on an artist.
The hammer is the tool a sculptor uses to chip away at the block. It is the emblematic tool of French artist Jean-Luc Vilmouth. Akerman here instigates a game of musical chairs. The winner is then permitted to hurl the hammer out into the starry night.
- Runtime
- 0h 4m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 1 January 1986
- Original title
- Le Marteau
- Country
- France
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The Hammer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1986. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Hammer?
The Hammer (1986) was directed by Chantal Akerman.