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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.
As director
No Home Movie
Now
Almayer's Folly
My Mother Laughs Prelude
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Maniac Summer
The State of the World
Nightfall in Shanghai
Interview with Aurore Clément
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
Down There
Tomorrow We Move
Making of Tomorrow We Move
From the Other Side
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
The Captive
South
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
The Day When...
A Couch in New York
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels
From the East
Moving In
Lest We Forget
Night and Day
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
One Day Pina Asked...
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher
As actor
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
In Her Own Words
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Son chant
Morceaux de Cannes
Delphine and Carole
Porto
No Home Movie
My Name is Chantal Akerman
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
On Belonging
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
What Lies Beneath the Sky
What Is Cinema?
Chantal Akerman
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Guest
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Maniac Summer
The Art of Time
Interview with Aurore Clément
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
Down There
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Making of Tomorrow We Move
From the Other Side
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
The Day When...
Birth of a Nation