Known For
Directing
Born
Jun 06, 1950
Died
Oct 05, 2015
Place of Birth
Brussels, Belgium
Credits
98 titles
Chantal Akerman
Biography
Chantal Anne Akerman (June 6, 1950 – October 5, 2015) was a Belgian film director, artist and professor of film at the City College of New York. Her best-known film is Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975). Despite being categorised as such by others, Akerman frequently distanced herself from the feminist label, explaining, "when people say there is a feminist film language, it is like saying there is only one way for women to express themselves". Instead, Akerman acknowledged that her cinematic approach took inspiration from the writings of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, as well as from filmmakers Michael Snow and Jean-Luc Godard. Many directors have cited Akerman's directorial style as an influence on their work. Kelly Reichardt, Gus Van Sant, and Sofia Coppola have noted their exploration of filming in real time as a tribute to Akerman.
Known For
Filmography
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Self (archive footage)
In Her Own Words
Self
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Son chant
Self
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
Porto
(voice)
On Belonging
Self
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Self
No Home Movie
Self
My Name is Chantal Akerman
Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
Now
Director
What Lies Beneath the Sky
Narrator(voice)
Chantal Akerman
Self
What Is Cinema?
Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Self
Almayer's Folly
Writer
Guest
Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Self
Les variations Dielman
Thanks
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Co-Director
Maniac Summer
Self
The Art of Time
Self
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
The State of the World
Director
Nightfall in Shanghai
Director
Interview with Aurore Clément
Self
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Self
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Self
Down There
Self (voice)
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Tomorrow We Move
Director
Making of Tomorrow We Move
self
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
From the Other Side
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
The Captive
Director
No Vladimir
Supervising Producer
South
Director
Birth of a Nation
Self
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Self
The Day When...
Self
A Couch in New York
Director
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
Director
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
Director
From the East
Director
Moving In
Director
Monologues
Director
Lest We Forget
Director
Night and Day
Director