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.
Personal info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1950-06-06
Place of birth
Brussels, Belgium
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Cast
Blow Up My Town
1968
6.30
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
5.30
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
6.50
News from Home
1977
7.00
The Room
1972
5.29
Pictures of Europe
1990
0.00
Chantal Akerman, From Here
2010
5.70
Guest
2011
6.00
applechedikal
2023
0.00
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
1976
0.00
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
1967
5.50
Autour de La Folie Almayer
2022
0.00
No Home Movie
2016
6.77
The Man with the Suitcase
1983
6.10
Porto
2017
5.70
L'inhumaine
1987
0.00
Tell Me
1980
5.40
The Ministries of Art
1989
6.30
What Is Cinema?
2013
6.40
The Day When...
1997
7.00
Family Business
1984
7.00
My Name is Chantal Akerman
2016
0.00
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015
0.00
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
1975
6.00
Birth of a Nation
1997
6.30
Down There
2006
4.90
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016
0.00
Maniac Summer
2009
0.00
De droomproducenten
1984
0.00
Chantal Akerman
2013
0.00
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
6.50
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
0.00
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007
0.00
Interview with Aurore Clément
2007
0.00
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012
0.00
Delphine and Carole
2020
6.88
One Day Pina Asked...
1989
5.50
Sodankylä Forever
2010
0.00
The Art of Time
2009
0.00
Son chant
2015
0.00
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967
0.00
From the Other Side
2003
6.90