Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman

Directing

Born June 6, 1950 · Brussels, Belgium

66 films as director · Active 1967–2016

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 Comme…

Known for

Ciné regards

Ciné regards

1978

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1976

I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman

2015

Mallet-Stevens Street

Mallet-Stevens Street

1986

Chantal Akerman, From Here

Chantal Akerman, From Here

2010

Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes

2021

Son chant

Son chant

2021

Directed(66)

No Home Movie
2016No Home Movie★ 6.5
Now
2015Now
Almayer's Folly
2012Almayer's Folly★ 6.8
My Mother Laughs Prelude
2012My Mother Laughs Prelude★ 8.0
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
2010On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
2009East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton★ 7.0
Maniac Summer
2009Maniac Summer★ 8.0
The State of the World
2007The State of the World★ 5.3
Nightfall in Shanghai
2007Nightfall in Shanghai★ 7.5
2007Interview with Aurore Clément
Interview with Babette Mangolte
2007Interview with Babette Mangolte★ 8.0
Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman
2007Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman★ 8.0
Down There
2006Down There★ 5.3
Tomorrow We Move
2004Tomorrow We Move★ 5.9
Making of Tomorrow We Move
2004Making of Tomorrow We Move
From the Other Side
2003From the Other Side★ 7.1
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
2003With Sonia Wieder-Atherton★ 5.9
The Captive
2000The Captive★ 5.7
South
1999South★ 6.4
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
1997Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman★ 6.6
The Day When...
1997The Day When...★ 7.3
A Couch in New York
1996A Couch in New York★ 5.9
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
1994Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels★ 6.8
From the East
1993From the East★ 7.0
Moving In
1993Moving In★ 7.0
Lest We Forget
1991Lest We Forget★ 7.0
Night and Day
1991Night and Day★ 5.8
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
1991For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador★ 7.0
One Day Pina Asked...
1989One Day Pina Asked...★ 6.1
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
1989American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy★ 5.8
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher
1989Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher★ 7.2
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
1989Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas★ 7.5
Golden Eighties
1986Golden Eighties★ 6.5
The Hammer
1986The Hammer★ 6.8
Seven Women, Seven Sins
1986Seven Women, Seven Sins★ 5.5
Letters Home
1986Letters Home★ 7.1
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986Portrait of a Lazy Woman★ 6.3
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986Mallet-Stevens Street★ 7.6
The Eighties
1985The Eighties★ 6.1
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
1984Paris Seen By... 20 Years After★ 4.6
Family Business
1984Family Business★ 7.2
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold
1984I'm Hungry, I'm Cold★ 6.5
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
1984Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman★ 6.8
The Man with the Suitcase
1983The Man with the Suitcase★ 6.3
Toute une nuit
1982Toute une nuit★ 6.5
Hôtel des Acacias
1982Hôtel des Acacias★ 6.8
Tell Me
1980Tell Me★ 6.2
The Meetings of Anna
1978The Meetings of Anna★ 7.0
News from Home
1977News from Home★ 7.0
Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles★ 7.4
Hotel Monterey
1976Hotel Monterey★ 6.1
Je Tu Il Elle
1974Je Tu Il Elle★ 6.6
Le 15/8
1973Le 15/8★ 5.6
Hanging Out Yonkers
1973Hanging Out Yonkers★ 6.0
La chambre
1972La chambre★ 5.4
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
1971The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman★ 6.6
1970Untitled
Saute ma ville
1968Saute ma ville★ 6.2
Knokke: Une petite fiction
1967Knokke: Une petite fiction★ 5.2
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn
1967Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn★ 5.5
Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
1967Knokke: Une petite fiction 2★ 5.2
Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi
1967Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi★ 5.2
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967Examen d'entrée INSAS★ 6.0

Acting(59)

2024Chantal Akerman: Always on the RoadSelf (archive footage)
Film
2024In Her Own WordsSelf
Film
2022Autour de La Folie AlmayerSelf
Film
2021Morceaux de Cannes
Film
2021Son chantSelf
Film
2020Delphine and CaroleSelf (archive footage)
Film
2017Porto(voice)
Film
2016On BelongingSelf
Film
2016But Elsewhere Is Always BetterSelf
Film
2016No Home MovieSelf
Film
2016My Name is Chantal AkermanSelf
Film
2015I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal AkermanSelf
Film
2015What Lies Beneath the SkyNarrator(voice)
Film
2013Chantal AkermanSelf
Film
2013What Is Cinema?Self
Film
2012My Mother Laughs PreludeSelf
Film
2011GuestSelf
Film
2010Chantal Akerman, From HereSelf
Film
2009Maniac SummerSelf
Film
2009The Art of TimeSelf
Film
2007Interview with Aurore ClémentSelf
Film
2007Interview with Babette MangolteSelf
Film
2007Interview with my mother, Natalia AkermanSelf
Film
2006Down ThereSelf (voice)
Film
2006Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
Film
2004Making of Tomorrow We Moveself
Film
2003From the Other SideSelf (Narrator - Interviewer)
Film
1997Birth of a NationSelf
Film
1997Chantal Akerman by Chantal AkermanSelf
Film
1997The Day When...Self
Film
1990Pictures of EuropeSelf
Film
1989One Day Pina Asked...Self (uncredited)
Film
1989The Ministries of ArtSelf
Film
1988Calling the ShotsSelf
Film
1987L'inhumaine-
Film
1986Seven Women, Seven SinsFilm Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
Film
1986Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Film
1986Mallet-Stevens Street
Film
1985She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
Film
1984Family BusinessSelf
Film
1984Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal AkermanSelf
Film
1984De droomproducentenSelf
Film
1983The Man with the SuitcaseThe Woman
Film
1980Tell MeSelf
Film
1980Grands mèresSelf
TV
1978Ciné regardsSelf
TV
1977News from HomeNarrator (voice)
Film
1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 BruxellesNeighbor (voice) (uncredited)
Film
1976Chantal Akerman: An InterviewChantal Akerman
Film
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
TV
1975Around Jeanne DielmanSelf
Film
1974Je Tu Il ElleJulie
Film
1974‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
Film
1972La chambreSelf - On Her Bed
Film
1971The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married WomanSelf (uncredited)
Film
1970Untitled
Film
1968Saute ma villeThe Girl
Film
1967Examen d'entrée INSAS
Film
1967Knokke: Une petite fiction 2Self (uncredited)
Film