Chantal Akerman
Known for Directing · 56 credits
- Born
- 1950-06-06
- Died
- 2015-10-05
- Place of birth
- Brussels, Belgium
- Also known as
- Chantal Anne Akerman · Chantal Ackerman · 샹탈 아커만 · 샹탈 아케르만 · 샹탈 애커만
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
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
as Julie
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976
as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
News from Home
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
TV Shows (1)
Movies (55)
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
as Julie
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976
as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
News from Home
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
Guest
2011
as Self
Delphine and Carole
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self
Calling the Shots
1988
as Self
The Ministries of Art
1989
as Self
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
The Man with the Suitcase
1983
as The Woman
De droomproducenten
1984
as Self
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
Porto
2017
as (voice)
La chambre
1972
as Self - On her bed
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
1984
as Self
One Day Pina Asked...
1989
as Self (uncredited)
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
1997
as Self
Saute ma ville
1968
as The girl
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
as Self
Son chant
2021
as Self
The Art of Time
2009
as Self
Family Business
1984
as Self
No Home Movie
2016
as Self
The Day When...
1997
as Self
Maniac Summer
2009
as Self
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971
as Herself (uncredited)
Autour de La Folie Almayer
2022
as Self
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
1976
as Chantal Akerman
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016
as Self
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
1975
as Self
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015
as Narrator(voice)
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
2007
as Self
Chantal Akerman
2013
as Self
Making of Tomorrow We Move
2004
as self
Interview with Aurore Clément
2007
as Self
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
1967
as Self
Down There
2006
as Self (voice)
In Her Own Words
2024
as Self
Tell Me
1980
as Self
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
From the Other Side
2003
as Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
My Name is Chantal Akerman
2016
as Self
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007
as Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here
2010
as Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012
as Self
L'inhumaine
1987
as -
Untitled
1970
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967
On Belonging
2016
as Self
About Chantal Akerman
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 f… With 56 credits spanning from 1967 to 2024, Chantal Akerman has appeared in 55 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Chantal Akerman Movies
- Je Tu Il Elle (1974) — as Julie
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976) — as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
- Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) — as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
- News from Home (1977) — as Narrator (voice)
- Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
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