

But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016, English. Directed by Vivian Ostrovsky.
A new short film by Vivian Ostrovsky remembering Chantal Akerman, beginning with their first meeting in the early 1970s. Using her own footage of Chantal Akerman, the filmmaker remembers a few moments that illustrate Chantal's personality. Forty years of friendship condensed into four minutes...
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- 0h 4m
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- English
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- Released
- 1 March 2016
- Country
- France, Israel, United States of America
- Written by
- Vivian Ostrovsky
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But Elsewhere Is Always Better runs 4 minutes (0h 4m).
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But Elsewhere Is Always Better isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 March 2016. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like But Elsewhere Is Always Better?
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Who directed But Elsewhere Is Always Better?
But Elsewhere Is Always Better (2016) was directed by Vivian Ostrovsky and stars Chantal Akerman, Vivian Ostrovsky.