Chantal Akerman

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

56

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-06

Day of death

2015-10-05 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Brussels, Belgium

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.

Known For

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Seven Women, Seven Sins

    Seven Women, Seven Sins

  • Autour de Jeanne Dielman

    Autour de Jeanne Dielman

  • The Art of Time

    The Art of Time

  • The Ministries of Art

    The Ministries of Art

  • No Home Movie

    No Home Movie

  • I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

    I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

  • Porto

    Porto

  • Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

    Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

  • News from Home

    News from Home

  • What Is Cinema?

    What Is Cinema?

  • Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman

    Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman

  • Calling the Shots

    Calling the Shots

  • Sodankylä Forever

    Sodankylä Forever

  • Mallet-Stevens Street

    Mallet-Stevens Street

  • ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

  • Pictures of Europe

    Pictures of Europe

  • Je Tu Il Elle

    Je Tu Il Elle

  • Guest

    Guest

  • She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps

    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps

  • In Her Own Words

    In Her Own Words

  • Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

  • L'inhumaine

    L'inhumaine

  • Delphine and Carole

    Delphine and Carole

  • The Room

    The Room

  • One Day Pina Asked...

    One Day Pina Asked...

  • Examen d'entrée INSAS

    Examen d'entrée INSAS

  • Family Business

    Family Business

  • The Man with the Suitcase

    The Man with the Suitcase

  • Untitled

    Untitled

  • Birth of a Nation

    Birth of a Nation

  • Making of Tomorrow We Move

    Making of Tomorrow We Move

  • Interview with Aurore Clément

    Interview with Aurore Clément

  • Tell Me

    Tell Me

  • From the Other Side

    From the Other Side

  • The Day When...

    The Day When...

  • Chantal Akerman, From Here

    Chantal Akerman, From Here

  • Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman

    Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman

  • Chantal Akerman: An Interview

    Chantal Akerman: An Interview

  • De droomproducenten

    De droomproducenten

  • Portrait of a Lazy Woman

    Portrait of a Lazy Woman

  • Blow Up My Town

    Blow Up My Town

  • Knokke: une petite fiction 2

    Knokke: une petite fiction 2

  • Down There

    Down There

  • The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

    The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman

  • Maniac Summer

    Maniac Summer

  • On Belonging

    On Belonging

  • Son chant

    Son chant

  • Interview with Babette Mangolte

    Interview with Babette Mangolte

  • But Elsewhere Is Always Better

    But Elsewhere Is Always Better

  • My Name is Chantal Akerman

    My Name is Chantal Akerman

  • Chantal Akerman

    Chantal Akerman

  • What Lies Beneath the Sky

    What Lies Beneath the Sky

  • Autour de La Folie Almayer

    Autour de La Folie Almayer

  • Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman

    Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman

  • My Mother Laughs Prelude

    My Mother Laughs Prelude