Chantal Akerman
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975
Series
Ciné regards
Self
1978
Film
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
1976
Film
Je Tu Il Elle
Julie
1974
Film
Down There
Self (voice)
2006
Film
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
Series
Grands mères
Self
1980
Film
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
2020
Film
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
1986
Film
In Her Own Words
Self
2024
Film
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Film
Son chant
Self
2021
Film
The Ministries of Art
Self
1989
Film
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
Film
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
2015
Film
Porto
(voice)
2017
Film
Calling the Shots
Self
1988
Film
Family Business
Self
1984
Film
One Day Pina Asked...
Self (uncredited)
1989
Film
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
2006
Film
Around Jeanne Dielman
Self
1975
Film
No Home Movie
Self
2016
Film
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Self
1997
Film
Birth of a Nation
Self
1997
Film
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Self (uncredited)
1971
Film
The Man with the Suitcase
The Woman
1983
Film
News from Home
Self - Letter Reader (voice)
1976
Film
Tell Me
Self
1980
Film
La chambre
Self - On Her Bed
1972
Film
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
Film
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Self
1984
Film
Guest
Self
2011
Film
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Self (archive footage)
2024
Film
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Self
2010
Film
Saute ma ville
The Girl
1968
Film
Making of Tomorrow We Move
self
2004
Film
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
Film
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
Film
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
Film
De droomproducenten
Self
1984
Film
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Chantal Akerman
1976
Film
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Self
2022
Film
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967
Film
The Art of Time
Self
2009
Film
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Self
2007
Film
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Self
2007
Film
Maniac Summer
Self
2009
Film
From the Other Side
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
2003
Film
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
Self (uncredited)
1967
Interview with Aurore Clément
Self
2007
Untitled
1970
Film
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Self
2016
My Name is Chantal Akerman
Self
2016
Film
The Day When...
Self
1997
Film
Chantal Akerman
Self
2013
L'inhumaine
-
1987
On Belonging
Self
2016
What Lies Beneath the Sky
Narrator(voice)
2015
Film
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Self
2012