Chantal Akerman
Directing Born Jun 6, 1950 Died Oct 5, 2015 Brussels, Belgium 174 credits
Biography
Chantal Akerman was a Belgian film director. Her best-known film is Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, released in 1975. Akerman's cinematic approach drew inspiration from the writings of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, as well as from filmmakers Michael Snow and Jean-Luc Godard. She distanced herself from the feminist label, stating that there is not a single way for women to express themselves through film. Many directors have cited Akerman as an influence.
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Career timeline
Chantal Akerman: Always on the RoadIn Her Own Words
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Morceaux de CannesSon chant
Delphine and Carole
Porto
On BelongingBut Elsewhere Is Always BetterNo Home MovieNo Home Movie · DirectorNo Home Movie · Writer
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal AkermanNow · DirectorWhat Lies Beneath the Sky
What Is Cinema?Chantal Akerman
Almayer's Folly · DirectorAlmayer's Folly · ProducerAlmayer's Folly · WriterMy Mother Laughs PreludeMy Mother Laughs Prelude · Director
Guest
Chantal Akerman, From HereOn bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! · Co-DirectorLes variations Dielman · Thanks
Maniac SummerManiac Summer · DirectorManiac Summer · CinematographyManiac Summer · EditorEast with Sonia Wieder-Atherton · Director
Interview with Aurore ClémentInterview with Aurore Clément · DirectorNightfall in Shanghai · DirectorInterview with my mother, Natalia AkermanInterview with my mother, Natalia Akerman · Director
Down ThereDown There · DirectorDown There · WriterDown There · CinematographyChantal Akerman, an autobiography
Tomorrow We Move · DirectorTomorrow We Move · WriterMaking of Tomorrow We MoveMaking of Tomorrow We Move · Director
From the Other SideFrom the Other Side · DirectorFrom the Other Side · WriterFrom the Other Side · Director of PhotographyWith Sonia Wieder-Atherton · Director
The Captive · DirectorThe Captive · WriterNo Vladimir · Supervising Producer
South · DirectorSouth · Writer
Chantal Akerman by Chantal AkermanChantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman · DirectorThe Day When...The Day When... · DirectorThe Day When... · Writer
A Couch in New York · DirectorA Couch in New York · ScreenplayA Couch in New York · Dialogue
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels · DirectorPortrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels · WriterAll the Boys and Girls of Their Time · Director
Moving In · DirectorMoving In · WriterFrom the East · DirectorFrom the East · WriterMonologues · Director
Night and Day · DirectorNight and Day · WriterLest We Forget · DirectorFor Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador · Director
Pictures of Europe
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy · DirectorOne Day Pina Asked...One Day Pina Asked... · DirectorFranz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas · DirectorThe Ministries of Art
Calling the Shots
L'inhumaine
Portrait of a Lazy WomanPortrait of a Lazy Woman · DirectorPortrait of a Lazy Woman · WriterLetters Home · DirectorMallet-Stevens Street
The Eighties · DirectorThe Eighties · WriterShe Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
Family BusinessFamily Business · DirectorFamily Business · WriterI'm Hungry, I'm Cold · DirectorDe droomproducenten
Full 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)
- Son chant (2021) as Self
- Delphine and Carole (2020) as Self (archive footage)
- Porto (2017) as (voice)
- On Belonging (2016) as Self
- But Elsewhere Is Always Better (2016) as Self
- No Home Movie (2016) as Self
- No Home Movie (2016) Director
- No Home Movie (2016) Writer
- No Home Movie (2016) Director of Photography
- No Home Movie (2016) Producer
- No Home Movie (2016) Sound
- My Name is Chantal Akerman (2016) as Self
- I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman (2015) as Self
- Now (2015) Director
- What Lies Beneath the Sky (2015) as Narrator(voice)
- What Is Cinema? (2013) as Self
- Chantal Akerman (2013) as Self
- Almayer's Folly (2012) Director
- Almayer's Folly (2012) Producer
- Almayer's Folly (2012) Writer
- My Mother Laughs Prelude (2012) as Self
- My Mother Laughs Prelude (2012) Director
- Guest (2011) as Self
- Chantal Akerman, From Here (2010) as Self
- On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici! (2010) Co-Director
- Les variations Dielman (2010) Thanks
- Maniac Summer (2009) as Self
- Maniac Summer (2009) Director
- Maniac Summer (2009) Cinematography
- Maniac Summer (2009) Editor
- East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2009) Director
- The Art of Time (2009) as Self
- Interview with Aurore Clément (2007) as Self
- Interview with Aurore Clément (2007) Director
- Nightfall in Shanghai (2007) Director
- Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman (2007) as Self
- Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman (2007) Director
- The State of the World (2007) Director
- The State of the World (2007) Director of Photography
- Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007) as Self
- Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007) Director
- Down There (2006) as Self (voice)
- Down There (2006) Director
- Down There (2006) Writer
- Down There (2006) Cinematography
- Chantal Akerman, an autobiography (2006)
- Tomorrow We Move (2004) Director
- Tomorrow We Move (2004) Writer
- Making of Tomorrow We Move (2004) as self
- Making of Tomorrow We Move (2004) Director
- From the Other Side (2003) as Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
- From the Other Side (2003) Director
- From the Other Side (2003) Writer
- From the Other Side (2003) Director of Photography
- With Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2003) Director
- The Captive (2000) Director
- The Captive (2000) Writer
- No Vladimir (2000) Supervising Producer
- South (1999) Director
- South (1999) Writer
- Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman (1997) as Self
- Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman (1997) Director
- The Day When... (1997) as Self
- The Day When... (1997) Director
- The Day When... (1997) Writer
- Birth of a Nation (1997) as Self
- A Couch in New York (1996) Director
- A Couch in New York (1996) Screenplay
- A Couch in New York (1996) Dialogue
- Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels (1994) Director
- Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels (1994) Writer
- All the Boys and Girls of Their Time (1994) Director
- Moving In (1993) Director
- Moving In (1993) Writer
- From the East (1993) Director
- From the East (1993) Writer
- Monologues (1993) Director
- Night and Day (1991) Director
- Night and Day (1991) Writer
- Lest We Forget (1991) Director
- 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)
- One Day Pina Asked... (1989) 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
- Calling the Shots (1988) as Self
- L'inhumaine (1987) as -
- Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986)
- Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986) Director
- Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986) Writer
- Letters Home (1986) Director
- Mallet-Stevens Street (1986)
- Mallet-Stevens Street (1986) Director
- Mallet-Stevens Street (1986) Writer
- Golden Eighties (1986) Director
- Golden Eighties (1986) Writer
- Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) as Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
- Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) Director
- Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) Writer
- The Hammer (1986) Director
- The Eighties (1985) Director
- The Eighties (1985) Writer
- She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985)
- Family Business (1984) as Self
- Family Business (1984) Director
- Family Business (1984) Writer
- I'm Hungry, I'm Cold (1984) Director
- De droomproducenten (1984) as Self
- Paris Seen By... 20 Years After (1984) Director
- Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984) as Self
- Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984) Director
- The Man with the Suitcase (1983) as The Woman
- The Man with the Suitcase (1983) Director
- The Man with the Suitcase (1983) Writer
- Toute une nuit (1982) Director
- Toute une nuit (1982) Screenplay
- Hôtel des Acacias (1982) Writer
- Hôtel des Acacias (1982) Production Supervisor
- Hôtel des Acacias (1982) Co-Director
- Tell Me (1980) as Self
- Tell Me (1980) Director
- Grands mères (1980) as Self
- Grands mères (1980) Director
- Ciné regards (1978) as Self
- The Meetings of Anna (1978) Director
- The Meetings of Anna (1978) Writer
- News from Home (1977) as Narrator (voice)
- News from Home (1977) Director
- News from Home (1977) Writer
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976) as Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976) Director
- Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976) Writer
- Chantal Akerman: An Interview (1976) as Chantal Akerman
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) as Self
- Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975) as Self
- Autour de Jeanne Dielman (1975) Editor
- Je Tu Il Elle (1974) as Julie
- Je Tu Il Elle (1974) Director
- Je Tu Il Elle (1974) Writer
- Je Tu Il Elle (1974) Producer
- ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)
- Hotel Monterey (1973) Director
- Hotel Monterey (1973) Writer
- Hotel Monterey (1973) Producer
- Le 15/8 (1973) Director
- Le 15/8 (1973) Writer
- Hanging Out Yonkers (1973) Director
- Hanging Out Yonkers (1973) Writer
- La chambre (1972) as Self - On her bed
- La chambre (1972) Director
- La chambre (1972) Editor
- La chambre (1972) Writer
- The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971) as Herself (uncredited)
- The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971) Director
- The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971) Writer
- The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971) Producer
- Untitled (1970)
- Untitled (1970) Director
- Saute ma ville (1968) as The girl
- Saute ma ville (1968) Director
- Examen d'entrée INSAS (1967)
- Examen d'entrée INSAS (1967) Director
- Knokke: une petite fiction 2 (1967) as Self
- Knokke: une petite fiction 2 (1967) 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