Farber on Jeanne Dielman

When this movie's going right, it makes the spectator aware not only of repetitiousness but of the actual duration of a commonplace act. What's wonderful is that we are made to feel the length of time it takes to filter through in coffee-making, the length of time a sponge bath consumes, the number of spoonfuls it takes to eat soup, the number of steps from the kitchen stove to dining-room table, how many floors it takes elevator to move Jeanne from her flat to the ground. (Farber on Film: The Complete Writings of Manny Farber, p. 767)