Chantal Akerman
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 6, 1950
- Died
- October 5, 2015
- Birthplace
- Brussels, Belgium
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
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road 2024
as Self (archive footage)
In Her Own Words 2024
as Self
Autour de La Folie Almayer 2022
as Self
Morceaux de Cannes 2021
Actor
Son chant 2021
as Self
Delphine and Carole 2020
as Self (archive footage)
Porto 2017
as (voice)
- On Belonging
On Belonging 2016
as Self
But Elsewhere Is Always Better 2016
as Self
No Home Movie 2016
as Self, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Sound, Producer
- My Name is Chantal Akerman
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
What Lies Beneath the Sky 2015
as Narrator(voice)
Chantal Akerman 2013
as Self
What Is Cinema? 2013
as Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude 2012
as Self, Director
Almayer's Folly 2012
Director, Writer, Producer
Guest 2011
as Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here 2010
as Self
Les variations Dielman 2010
Thanks
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! 2010
Co-Director
Maniac Summer 2009
as Self, Cinematography, Director, Editor
The Art of Time 2009
as Self
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton 2009
Director
The State of the World 2007
Director, Director of Photography
Nightfall in Shanghai 2007
Director
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman 2007
as Self, Director
- Interview with Aurore Clément
Interview with Aurore Clément 2007
as Self, Director
Interview with Babette Mangolte 2007
as Self, Director
Down There 2006
as Self (voice), Director, Cinematography, Writer, Sound
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography 2006
Actor
Tomorrow We Move 2004
Director, Writer
Making of Tomorrow We Move 2004
as self, Director
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton 2003
Director
From the Other Side 2003
as Self (Narrator - Interviewer), Director, Writer, Director of Photography
The Captive 2000
Director, Writer
- No Vladimir
No Vladimir 2000
Supervising Producer
South 1999
Director, Writer
Birth of a Nation 1997
as Self
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman 1997
as Self, Director
The Day When... 1997
as Self, Director, Writer
A Couch in New York 1996
Director, Screenplay, Dialogue
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels 1994
Director, Writer
From the East 1993
Writer, Director
Moving In 1993
Director, Writer
Lest We Forget 1991
Director
Night and Day 1991
Director, Writer
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador 1991
Director
Pictures of Europe 1990
as Self
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy 1989
Director
One Day Pina Asked... 1989
as Self (uncredited), Director
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas 1989
Director
The Ministries of Art 1989
as Self
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher 1989
Director
Sieben Frauen, sieben Sünden 1988
as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse), Director, Writer
Calling the Shots 1988
as Self
- L'inhumaine
L'inhumaine 1987
as -
Golden Eighties 1986
Director, Writer
Portrait of a Lazy Woman 1986
Actor, Director, Writer
Mallet-Stevens Street 1986
Actor, Writer, Director
Letters Home 1986
Director
The Hammer 1986
Director
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps 1985
Actor
The Eighties 1985
Writer, Director
Family Business 1984
as Self, Director, Writer
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman 1984
as Self, Director
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold 1984
Director
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After 1984
Director
De droomproducenten 1984
as Self
The Man with the Suitcase 1983
as The Woman, Director, Writer
Toute une nuit 1982
Director, Screenplay
Hôtel des Acacias 1982
Writer, Production Supervisor, Co-Director
Tell Me 1980
as Self, Director
The Meetings of Anna 1978
Writer, Director
Hotel Monterey 1976
Writer, Director, Producer
News from Home 1976
as Self - Letter Reader (voice), Writer, Director
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles 1976
as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited), Writer, Director
Chantal Akerman: An Interview 1976
as Chantal Akerman
Around Jeanne Dielman 1975
as Self, Editor
Je Tu Il Elle 1974
as Julie, Producer, Director, Writer
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen 1974
Actor
Le 15/8 1973
Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Hanging Out Yonkers 1973
Writer, Director
La chambre 1972
as Self - On Her Bed, Director, Writer, Producer
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman 1971
as Self (uncredited), Director, Writer, Producer
- Untitled
Untitled 1970
Actor, Director
Blow Up My Town 1968
as The Girl, Director
Examen d'entrée INSAS 1967
Actor, Director
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2 1967
as Self (uncredited), Director
Knokke: Une petite fiction 1967
Director
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn 1967
Director
Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi 1967
Director
Credits from TMDB.