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.
Directed 62
2010s
- 2016
No Home Movie
Director
- 2012
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Director
Almayer's Folly
Director
- 2010
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Co-Director
2000s
- 2009
Maniac Summer
Director
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
- 2007
The State of the World
Director
Nightfall in Shanghai
Director
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Director
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Director
- 2006
Down There
Director
- 2004
Tomorrow We Move
Director
Making of Tomorrow We Move
Director
- 2003
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
From the Other Side
Director
- 2000
The Captive
Director
1990s
- 1999
South
Director
- 1997
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Director
The Day When...
Director
- 1996
A Couch in New York
Director
- 1994
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
Director
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
Director
- 1993
From the East
Director
Moving In
Director
- 1991
Lest We Forget
Director
Night and Day
Director
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
Director
1980s
- 1989
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Director
One Day Pina Asked...
Director
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
Director
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher
Director
- 1988
- 1986
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Director
Mallet-Stevens Street
Director
The Hammer
Director
- 1985
The Eighties
Director
- 1984
Family Business
Director
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Director
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold
Director
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Director
- 1983
The Man with the Suitcase
Director
- 1982
Toute une nuit
Director
Hôtel des Acacias
Co-Director
- 1980
Tell Me
Director
Grands mères
Director
1970s
- 1978
The Meetings of Anna
Director
- 1976
Hotel Monterey
Director
- 1974
- 1973
Le 15/8
Director
Hanging Out Yonkers
Director
- 1972
La chambre
Director
- 1971
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Director
1960s
- 1968
Blow Up My Town
Director
- 1967
Examen d'entrée INSAS
Director
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
Director
Knokke: Une petite fiction
Director
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn
Director
Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi
Director
Wrote 31
2010s
- 2016
No Home Movie
Writer
- 2012
Almayer's Folly
Writer
2000s
- 2006
Down There
Writer
- 2004
Tomorrow We Move
Writer
- 2003
From the Other Side
Writer
- 2000
The Captive
Writer
1990s
- 1999
South
Writer
- 1997
The Day When...
Writer
- 1996
A Couch in New York
Dialogue, Screenplay
- 1994
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
Writer
- 1993
From the East
Writer
Moving In
Writer
- 1991
Night and Day
Writer
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Writer
Mallet-Stevens Street
Writer
- 1985
The Eighties
Writer
- 1984
Family Business
Writer
- 1983
The Man with the Suitcase
Writer
- 1982
Toute une nuit
Screenplay
Hôtel des Acacias
Writer
1970s
- 1978
The Meetings of Anna
Writer
- 1976
Hotel Monterey
Writer
- 1974
- 1973
Le 15/8
Writer
Hanging Out Yonkers
Writer
- 1972
La chambre
Writer
- 1971
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Writer
Acted in 14
2020s
- 2021
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
2010s
- 2017
Porto
(voice)
2000s
- 2006
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Movie
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Movie
Mallet-Stevens Street
Movie
- 1985
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
Movie
- 1983
The Man with the Suitcase
The Woman
1970s
- 1976
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Chantal Akerman
- 1974
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Movie
1960s
- 1968
Blow Up My Town
The Girl
- 1967
Examen d'entrée INSAS
Movie
Produced 7
2010s
- 2016
No Home Movie
Producer
- 2012
Almayer's Folly
Producer
1980s
- 1982
Hôtel des Acacias
Production Supervisor
1970s
- 1976
Hotel Monterey
Producer
- 1974
- 1972
La chambre
Producer
- 1971
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Producer
Camera 4
2010s
- 2016
No Home Movie
Director of Photography
2000s
- 2007
The State of the World
Director of Photography
- 2003
From the Other Side
Director of Photography
1970s
- 1973
Le 15/8
Director of Photography
Edited 3
2000s
- 2009
Maniac Summer
Editor
1970s
- 1975
Around Jeanne Dielman
Editor
- 1973
Le 15/8
Editor
Other crew 2
2000s
- 2009
Maniac Summer
Cinematography
- 2006
Down There
Cinematography
Sound 2
2010s
- 2016
No Home Movie
Sound
2000s
- 2006
Down There
Sound
Appearances39
2020s
- 2024
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Self (archive footage)
In Her Own Words
Self
- 2022
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Self
- 2021
Son chant
Self
- 2020
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2016
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Self
No Home Movie
Self
- 2015
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
- 2013
Chantal Akerman
Self
What Is Cinema?
Self
- 2012
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Self
- 2011
- 2010
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Self
2000s
- 2009
Maniac Summer
Self
The Art of Time
Self
- 2007
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Self
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Self
- 2006
Down There
Self (voice)
- 2004
Making of Tomorrow We Move
self
- 2003
From the Other Side
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
1990s
- 1997
Birth of a Nation
Self
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Self
The Day When...
Self
- 1990
Pictures of Europe
Self
1980s
- 1989
One Day Pina Asked...
Self (uncredited)
The Ministries of Art
Self
- 1988
Calling the Shots
Self
- 1984
Family Business
Self
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Self
De droomproducenten
Self
- 1980
Tell Me
Self
Grands mères
Self · 1 episode
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
- 1975
Around Jeanne Dielman
Self
- 1972
La chambre
Self - On Her Bed
- 1971
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Self (uncredited)
1960s
- 1967
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
Self (uncredited)
Thanked in the credits1
2010s
- 2010
Les variations Dielman
Thanks