Directing
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.
Movies with Chantal Akerman
Guest
2011
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Family Business
1984
La chambre
1972
Son chant
2021
Down There
2006
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
In Her Own Words
2024
Pictures of Europe
1990
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
Chantal Akerman, From Here
2010
Chantal Akerman
2013
The Man with the Suitcase
1983
Maniac Summer
2009
On Belonging
2016
Tell Me
1980
What Is Cinema?
2013
Saute ma ville
1968
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
1997
Calling the Shots
1988
Making of Tomorrow We Move
2004
Interview with Aurore Clément
2007
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
2024
L'inhumaine
1987
Untitled
1970
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
2006
Autour de La Folie Almayer
2022
From the Other Side
2003
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971
Delphine and Carole
2020
De droomproducenten
1984
Birth of a Nation
1997
Porto
2017
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967
The Day When...
1997
The Art of Time
2009
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
2007
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
1976
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016
News from Home
1977
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
1967
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012
The Ministries of Art
1989
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
My Name is Chantal Akerman
2016
One Day Pina Asked...
1989
No Home Movie
2016
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
1975
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
1984
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
