Chantal Akerman
Directing
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
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movieNo Home Movie
2016
Director
movieNow
2015
Director
movieAlmayer's Folly
2012
Director
movieManiac Summer
2009
Director
movieThe State of the World
2007
Director
movieNightfall in Shanghai
2007
Director
movieDown There
2006
Director
movieTomorrow We Move
2004
Director
movieFrom the Other Side
2003
Director
movieThe Captive
2000
Director
movieSouth
1999
Director
movieThe Day When...
1997
Director
movieA Couch in New York
1996
Director
movieFrom the East
1993
Director
movieMoving In
1993
Director
Monologues
1993
Director
movieLest We Forget
1991
Director
movieNight and Day
1991
Director
movieOne Day Pina Asked...
1989
Director
movieGolden Eighties
1986
Director
movieSeven Women, Seven Sins
1986
Director
movieMallet-Stevens Street
1986
Director
movieLetters Home
1986
Director
movieThe Hammer
1986
Director
movieThe Eighties
1985
Director
movieFamily Business
1984
Director
movieI'm Hungry, I'm Cold
1984
Director
movieAll Night Long
1982
Director
movieHôtel des Acacias
1982
Co-Director
movieTell Me
1980
Director
tvGrands mères
1980
Director
movieThe Meetings of Anna
1978
Director
movieNews from Home
1977
Director
movieJe Tu Il Elle
1974
Director
movieHotel Monterey
1973
Director
movieLe 15/8
1973
Director
movieHanging Out Yonkers
1973
Director
movieLa chambre
1972
Director
Untitled
1970
Director
movieSaute ma ville
1968
Director
movieExamen d'entrée INSAS
1967
Director
Acting59
movieChantal Akerman: Always on the Road
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieDelphine and Carole
2020
Self (archive footage)
moviePorto
2017
(voice)
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015
Narrator(voice)
movieGuest
2011
Self
movieDown There
2006
Self (voice)
movieFrom the Other Side
2003
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
movieOne Day Pina Asked...
1989
Self (uncredited)
movieSeven Women, Seven Sins
1986
Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
movieThe Man with the Suitcase
1983
The Woman
movieTell Me
1980
Self
movieNews from Home
1977
Narrator (voice)
movieJeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
movieChantal Akerman: An Interview
1976
Chantal Akerman
movieLa chambre
1972
Self - On her bed
movieThe Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971
Herself (uncredited)
movieSaute ma ville
1968
The girl
Writing31
movieNo Home Movie
2016
Writer
movieAlmayer's Folly
2012
Writer
movieDown There
2006
Writer
movieThe Captive
2000
Writer
movieSouth
1999
Writer
movieThe Day When...
1997
Writer
movieA Couch in New York
1996
Screenplay, Dialogue
movieFrom the East
1993
Writer
movieMoving In
1993
Writer
movieNight and Day
1991
Writer
movieGolden Eighties
1986
Writer
movieThe Eighties
1985
Writer
movieFamily Business
1984
Writer
movieAll Night Long
1982
Screenplay
movieNews from Home
1977
Writer
movieJe Tu Il Elle
1974
Writer
movieHotel Monterey
1973
Writer
movieLe 15/8
1973
Writer
movieLa chambre
1972
Writer
Production7
movieNo Home Movie
2016
Producer
movieAlmayer's Folly
2012
Producer
No Vladimir
2000
Supervising Producer
movieHôtel des Acacias
1982
Production Supervisor
movieJe Tu Il Elle
1974
Producer
movieHotel Monterey
1973
Producer
Camera3
movieNo Home Movie
2016
Director of Photography
movieThe State of the World
2007
Director of Photography
movieFrom the Other Side
2003
Director of Photography
Crew3
movieManiac Summer
2009
Cinematography
movieDown There
2006
Cinematography