Chantal Akerman

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-06-06 (65 years old)

Deathday

2015-10-05

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 J...

Acting

1968

Blow Up My Town

as The girl

1986

Seven Women, Seven Sins

as Woman (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)

1974

1977

News from Home

as Narrator (voice)

1976

1972

The Room

as Self - On her bed

2011

Guest

as Self

2023

applechedikal

as A smiling woman looking straight at the camera

1976

2016

2017

Porto

as (voice)

1987

1980

Tell Me

as Self

2013

2024

Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

as Self (archive footage)

1997

1984

2015

What Lies Beneath the Sky

as Narrator(voice)

2006

Down There

as Self (voice)

2009

2013

2020

Delphine and Carole

as Self (archive footage)

1989

One Day Pina Asked...

as Self (uncredited)

2009

2015

Son chant

as Self

2003

From the Other Side

as Self (Narrator - Interviewer)

Production

1982

Toute une Nuit

as Director

1986

Golden Eighties

as Director

2000

The Captive

as Director

1996

1991

Against Oblivion

as Director

1968

Blow Up My Town

as Director

1978

1974

Je Tu Il Elle

as Writer

1974

Je Tu Il Elle

as Director

1974

Je Tu Il Elle

as Producer

2003

1993

From the East

as Director

1993

From the East

as Writer

2012

2012

Almayer's Folly

as Director

1977

News from Home

as Director

2012

Almayer's Folly

as Producer

1977

2004

Tomorrow We Move

as Director

1991

Night and Day

as Director

1973

Hotel Monterey

as Director

1973

1991

Night and Day

as Writer

1972

The Room

as Director

2007

1985

The Eighties

as Director

1985

The Eighties

as Writer

1973

Le 15/8

as Director

1986

The Hammer

as Director

1999

South

as Director

1989

2006

Down There

as Director

2000

The Captive

as Writer

2004

2016

No Home Movie

as Writer

2016

No Home Movie

as Director

1980

Tell Me

as Director

1986

Letters Home

as Director

1982

1973

Hotel Monterey

as Producer

1993

Moving In

as Director

1993

Moving In

as Writer

2016

No Home Movie

as Director of Photography

1997

1984

1997

The Day When...

as Director

1984

Family Business

as Director

1984

1972

The Room

as Editor

2000

No Vladimir

as Supervising Producer

1999

South

as Writer

2006

Down There

as Writer

2003

2006

Down There

as Cinematography

2003

From the Other Side

as Director of Photography

1986

2009

Maniac Summer

as Director

2009

Maniac Summer

as Cinematography

2009

Maniac Summer

as Editor

1982

Toute une Nuit

as Screenplay

1972

The Room

as Writer

1986

2007

1996

1996

A Couch in New York

as Screenplay

1973

1973

1973

Le 15/8

as Writer

2016

No Home Movie

as Producer

2016

1967

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