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.
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Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
2024·8.0
In Her Own Words
2024·0.0
Autour de La Folie Almayer
2022·0.0
Morceaux de Cannes
2021·2.0
Son chant
2021·0.0
Delphine and Carole
2020·6.5
Porto
2017·5.6
On Belonging
2016·0.0
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016·0.0
No Home Movie
2016·6.5
My Name is Chantal Akerman
2016·0.0
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015·6.7
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015·0.0
Chantal Akerman
2013·0.0
What Is Cinema?
2013·6.5
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012·0.0
Guest
2011·6.0
Chantal Akerman, From Here
2010·5.7
Maniac Summer
2009·0.0
The Art of Time
2009·0.0
Interview with Aurore Clément
2007·0.0
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007·0.0
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
2007·0.0
Down There
2006·5.4
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
2006·0.0
Making of Tomorrow We Move
2004·0.0
From the Other Side
2003·7.0
Birth of a Nation
1997·7.0
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
1997·6.6
The Day When...
1997·7.0
Pictures of Europe
1990·0.0
One Day Pina Asked...
1989·5.8
The Ministries of Art
1989·7.3
Calling the Shots
1988·9.0
L'inhumaine
1987·0.0
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986·5.5
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986·6.3
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986·7.5
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985·7.3
Family Business
1984·7.3
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
1984·7.3
De droomproducenten
1984·10.0
The Man with the Suitcase
1983·6.3
Tell Me
1980·6.0
News from Home
1977·7.0
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976·7.4
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
1976·0.0
Around Jeanne Dielman
1975·6.0
Je Tu Il Elle
1974·6.5
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974·7.8
La chambre
1972·5.4
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971·6.6
Untitled
1970·0.0
Saute ma ville
1968·6.3
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
1967·4.7
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967·6.0