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Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Directing·1950–2015·84 films

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).

As Director

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
Je Tu Il Elle
Je Tu Il Elle (1974)
News from Home
News from Home (1977)
The Meetings of Anna
The Meetings of Anna (1978)
The Captive
The Captive (2000)
Saute ma ville
Saute ma ville (1968)
A Couch in New York
A Couch in New York (1996)
La chambre
La chambre (1972)
All Night Long
All Night Long (1982)
No Home Movie
No Home Movie (2016)
From the East
From the East (1993)
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels (1994)
Hotel Monterey
Hotel Monterey (1973)
Almayer's Folly
Almayer's Folly (2012)
Golden Eighties
Golden Eighties (1986)
Tomorrow We Move
Tomorrow We Move (2004)
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986)
From the Other Side
From the Other Side (2003)
South
South (1999)
Night and Day
Night and Day (1991)
Down There
Down There (2006)
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
The State of the World
The State of the World (2007)
The Eighties
The Eighties (1985)
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After (1984)
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971)
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)
Letters Home
Letters Home (1986)
The Man with the Suitcase
The Man with the Suitcase (1983)
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher (1989)
Le 15/8
Le 15/8 (1973)
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold (1984)
Tell Me
Tell Me (1980)
Family Business
Family Business (1984)
One Day Pina Asked...
One Day Pina Asked... (1989)
Moving In
Moving In (1993)
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman (1997)
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984)
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2003)
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget (1991)
Hanging Out Yonkers
Hanging Out Yonkers (1973)
Bruxelles: à la Foire du Midi
Bruxelles: à la Foire du Midi (1967)
Knokke: une petite fiction
Knokke: une petite fiction (1967)
The Hammer
The Hammer (1986)
Mallet-Stevens Street
Mallet-Stevens Street (1986)
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
Knokke: une petite fiction 2 (1967)
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn (1967)
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador (1991)
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas (1989)
Hôtel des Acacias
Hôtel des Acacias (1982)
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2009)
The Day When...
The Day When... (1997)
Nightfall in Shanghai
Nightfall in Shanghai (2007)
Maniac Summer
Maniac Summer (2009)
Making of Tomorrow We Move
Making of Tomorrow We Move (2004)
Now
Now (2015)
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman (2007)
My Mother Laughs Prelude
My Mother Laughs Prelude (2012)
Examen d'entrée INSAS
Examen d'entrée INSAS (1967)
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007)

As Actor

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Je Tu Il Elle
Je Tu Il Elle (1974)Julie
News from Home
News from Home (1977)Narrator (voice)
Saute ma ville
Saute ma ville (1968)The girl
Porto
Porto (2017)(voice)
La chambre
La chambre (1972)Self - On her bed
No Home Movie
No Home Movie (2016)Self
What Is Cinema?
What Is Cinema? (2013)Self
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986)
From the Other Side
From the Other Side (2003)Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman (2015)Self
Delphine and Carole
Delphine and Carole (2020)Self (archive footage)
Down There
Down There (2006)Self (voice)
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971)Herself (uncredited)
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985)
The Man with the Suitcase
The Man with the Suitcase (1983)The Woman
Guest
Guest (2011)Self
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)
Tell Me
Tell Me (1980)Self
Family Business
Family Business (1984)Self
One Day Pina Asked...
One Day Pina Asked... (1989)Self (uncredited)
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman (1997)Self
Birth of a Nation
Birth of a Nation (1997)Self
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984)Self
The Ministries of Art
The Ministries of Art (1989)Self
Mallet-Stevens Street
Mallet-Stevens Street (1986)
Knokke: une petite fiction 2
Knokke: une petite fiction 2 (1967)Self
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Chantal Akerman, From Here (2010)Self
Autour de Jeanne Dielman
Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975)Self
The Day When...
The Day When... (1997)Self
Morceaux de Cannes
Morceaux de Cannes (2021)
Calling the Shots
Calling the Shots (1988)Self
De droomproducenten
De droomproducenten (1984)Self
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road (2024)Self (archive footage)
Pictures of Europe
Pictures of Europe (1990)Self
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
But Elsewhere Is Always Better (2016)Self
Maniac Summer
Maniac Summer (2009)Self
Making of Tomorrow We Move
Making of Tomorrow We Move (2004)self
Son chant
Son chant (2021)Self
The Art of Time
The Art of Time (2009)Self
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman (2007)Self
Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman (2013)Self
In Her Own Words
In Her Own Words (2024)Self
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography (2006)
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Chantal Akerman: An Interview (1976)Chantal Akerman
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Autour de La Folie Almayer (2022)Self
My Mother Laughs Prelude
My Mother Laughs Prelude (2012)Self
Examen d'entrée INSAS
Examen d'entrée INSAS (1967)
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007)Self

As Writer