Chantal Akerman
Directing
- Born:
- 1950-06-06
- Died:
- 2015-10-05
- Place of birth:
- Brussels, Belgium
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
In Her Own Words
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Morceaux de Cannes
Son chant
Delphine and Carole
Porto
On Belonging
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
No Home Movie
My Name is Chantal Akerman
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
What Lies Beneath the Sky
Chantal Akerman
What Is Cinema?
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Guest
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Maniac Summer
The Art of Time
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Interview with Aurore Clément
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Down There
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Making of Tomorrow We Move
From the Other Side
Birth of a Nation
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
The Day When...
Pictures of Europe
One Day Pina Asked...
The Ministries of Art
Calling the Shots
L'inhumaine
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Mallet-Stevens Street
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
Family Business
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
De droomproducenten
The Man with the Suitcase
Tell Me
Grands mères
Ciné regards
News from Home
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Around Jeanne Dielman
Je Tu Il Elle
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
La chambre
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Untitled
Blow Up My Town
Examen d'entrée INSAS
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2