Chantal Akerman
Born
June 6, 1950
Died
October 5, 2015 (65 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Brussels, Belgium
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
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Self (archive footage)
2024
applechedikal
A smiling woman looking straight at the camera
2023
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Self
2022
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
2020
Porto
(voice)
2017
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Self
2016
No Home Movie
Self
2016
My Name is Chantal Akerman
Self
2016
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
2015
What Lies Beneath the Sky
Narrator(voice)
2015
Son chant
Self
2015
Chantal Akerman
Self
2013
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Self
2012
Guest
Self
2011
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Self
2010
Sodankylä Forever
Self
2010
Maniac Summer
Self
2009
The Art of Time
Self
2009
Interview with Aurore Clément
Self
2007
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Self
2007
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
Self
2007
Down There
Self (voice)
2006
Autour d’hier aujourd’hui et demain (on déménage)
self
2004
From the Other Side
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
2003
Birth of a Nation
Self
1997
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Self
1997
The Day When...
Self
1997
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
One Day Pina Asked...
Self (uncredited)
1989
The Ministries of Art
Self
1989
L'inhumaine
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1987
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Woman (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
1986
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
Family Business
Self
1984
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Self
1984
De droomproducenten
Self
1984
The Man with the Suitcase
The Woman
1983
Tell Me
Self
1980
News from Home
Narrator (voice)
1977
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Chantal Akerman
1976
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (2 episodes)
1975
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
Self
1975
Je Tu Il Elle
Julie
1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
The Room
Self - On her bed
1972
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Herself (uncredited)
1971
Blow Up My Town
The girl
1968
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
Self
1967
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967