Chantal Akerman
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.
Acted in
Chantal Akerman - Always on the Move
2024
as Self (archive footage)
applechedikal
2023
as A smiling woman looking straight at the camera
Autour de La Folie Almayer
2022
as Self
Delphine and Carole
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Porto
2017
as (voice)
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
2016
as Self
No Home Movie
2016
as Self
My Name is Chantal Akerman
2016
as Self
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
2015
as Self
What Lies Beneath the Sky
2015
as Narrator(voice)
Son chant
2015
as Self
Chantal Akerman
2013
as Self
What Is Cinema?
2013
as Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012
as Self
Guest
2011
as Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here
2010
as Self
Sodankylä Forever
2010
as Self
Maniac Summer
2009
as Self
The Art of Time
2009
as Self
Interview with Aurore Clément
2007
as Self
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007
as Self
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
2007
as Self
Down There
2006
as Self (voice)
Autour d’hier aujourd’hui et demain (on déménage)
2004
as self
Birth of a Nation
1997
as Self
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
1997
as Self
The Day When...
1997
as Self
Pictures of Europe
1990
as Self
One Day Pina Asked...
1989
as Self (uncredited)
The Ministries of Art
1989
as Self
L'inhumaine
1987
as -
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986
as Woman (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
Family Business
1984
as Self
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
1984
as Self
De droomproducenten
1984
as Self
The Man with the Suitcase
1983
as The Woman
Tell Me
1980
as Self
News from Home
1977
as Narrator (voice)
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976
as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
1976
as Chantal Akerman
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
1975
as Self
Je Tu Il Elle
1974
as Julie
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
La chambre
1972
as Self - On her bed
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971
as Herself (uncredited)
Blow Up My Town
1968
as The girl
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
1967
as Self
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967