Cast & creator
Chantal Akerman
Best known for Les Rendez-vous du dimanche, Ciné regards, Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
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.
Also known as: Chantal Anne Akerman, Chantal Ackerman, 샹탈 아커만, 샹탈 아케르만, 샹탈 애커만
171
film credits
6
television credits
59
1967–2024 · acting roles
6.5
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
★ 6.0Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 1975
★ 5.0Ciné regards
Self · 1978
★ 7.4Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited) · 1976
★ 7.4Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Writer · 1976
★ 7.4Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Director · 1976
Across film & television
Filmography (177)
Showing 177 of 177 credits
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self
1975Ciné regards
Self
1978Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Neighbor (voice) (uncredited)
1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Writer
1976Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Director
1976
All the Boys and Girls of Their Time
Director
1994
A Couch in New York
Director
1996A Couch in New York
Screenplay
1996A Couch in New York
Dialogue
1996
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Je Tu Il Elle
Julie
1974Je Tu Il Elle
Producer
1974Je Tu Il Elle
Director
1974Je Tu Il Elle
Writer
1974
The Meetings of Anna
Writer
1978The Meetings of Anna
Director
1978
Delphine and Carole
Self (archive footage)
2020
Golden Eighties
Director
1986Golden Eighties
Writer
1986
The Captive
Director
2000The Captive
Writer
2000
Letters Home
Director
1986
Down There
Self (voice)
2006Down There
Director
2006Down There
Cinematography
2006Down There
Writer
2006Down There
Sound
2006
I Don't Belong Anywhere: The Cinema of Chantal Akerman
Self
2015
Birth of a Nation
Self
1997
Seven Women, Seven Sins
Film Director (segment Portrait d'une Paresseuse)
1986Seven Women, Seven Sins
Director
1986Seven Women, Seven Sins
Writer
1986
The Ministries of Art
Self
1989
Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
Director
1984
Grands mères
Self
1980Grands mères
Director
1980
Family Business
Self
1984Family Business
Director
1984Family Business
Writer
1984
In Her Own Words
Self
2024
Moving In
Director
1993Moving In
Writer
1993
On bosse ici! On vit ici! On reste ici!
Co-Director
2010
Portrait of a Lazy Woman
1986Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Director
1986Portrait of a Lazy Woman
Writer
1986
Tomorrow We Move
Director
2004Tomorrow We Move
Writer
2004
Toute une nuit
Director
1982Toute une nuit
Screenplay
1982
‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
1974
Son chant
Self
2021
American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy
Director
1989
Pictures of Europe
Self
1990
Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Self
1997Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman
Director
1997
Calling the Shots
Self
1988
Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
Director
1994Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels
Writer
1994
Tell Me
Self
1980Tell Me
Director
1980
Porto
(voice)
2017
The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Self (uncredited)
1971The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Director
1971The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Writer
1971The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman
Producer
1971
Guest
Self
2011
What Is Cinema?
Self
2013
The State of the World
Director
2007The State of the World
Director of Photography
2007
Almayer's Folly
Director
2012Almayer's Folly
Writer
2012Almayer's Folly
Producer
2012
La chambre
Self - On Her Bed
1972La chambre
Director
1972La chambre
Writer
1972La chambre
Producer
1972
The Man with the Suitcase
The Woman
1983The Man with the Suitcase
Director
1983The Man with the Suitcase
Writer
1983
Chantal Akerman, From Here
Self
2010
Night and Day
Director
1991Night and Day
Writer
1991
The Eighties
Writer
1985The Eighties
Director
1985
Lest We Forget
Director
1991
Making of Tomorrow We Move
self
2004Making of Tomorrow We Move
Director
2004
Hôtel des Acacias
Writer
1982Hôtel des Acacias
Production Supervisor
1982Hôtel des Acacias
Co-Director
1982
She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
1985
Maniac Summer
Self
2009Maniac Summer
Cinematography
2009Maniac Summer
Director
2009Maniac Summer
Editor
2009
One Day Pina Asked...
Self (uncredited)
1989One Day Pina Asked...
Director
1989
Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Self
1984Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman
Director
1984
Chantal Akerman: An Interview
Chantal Akerman
1976
Mallet-Stevens Street
1986Mallet-Stevens Street
Writer
1986Mallet-Stevens Street
Director
1986
From the East
Writer
1993From the East
Director
1993
I'm Hungry, I'm Cold
Director
1984
Hotel Monterey
Writer
1976Hotel Monterey
Director
1976Hotel Monterey
Producer
1976
Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
Self (archive footage)
2024
Around Jeanne Dielman
Self
1975Around Jeanne Dielman
Editor
1975
News from Home
Self - Letter Reader (voice)
1976News from Home
Writer
1976News from Home
Director
1976Interview with Aurore Clément
Self
2007Interview with Aurore Clément
Director
2007
Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher
Director
1989
Saute ma ville
The Girl
1968Saute ma ville
Director
1968
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
Director
1989
East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
2009Monologues
Director
1993
No Home Movie
Self
2016No Home Movie
Director
2016No Home Movie
Writer
2016No Home Movie
Director of Photography
2016No Home Movie
Sound
2016No Home Movie
Producer
2016
South
Director
1999South
Writer
1999My Name is Chantal Akerman
Self
2016
From the Other Side
Self (Narrator - Interviewer)
2003From the Other Side
Director
2003From the Other Side
Writer
2003From the Other Side
Director of Photography
2003
For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
Director
1991
De droomproducenten
Self
1984
The Art of Time
Self
2009
Le 15/8
Director
1973Le 15/8
Writer
1973Le 15/8
Director of Photography
1973Le 15/8
Editor
1973
Chantal Akerman
Self
2013Untitled
1970Untitled
Director
1970
The Hammer
Director
1986
With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Director
2003
Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
2006
Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn
Director
1967
My Mother Laughs Prelude
Self
2012My Mother Laughs Prelude
Director
2012
Autour de La Folie Almayer
Self
2022
The Day When...
Self
1997The Day When...
Director
1997The Day When...
Writer
1997Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
Self (uncredited)
1967Knokke: Une petite fiction 2
Director
1967
Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Self
2007Interview with my Mother, Natalia Akerman
Director
2007
Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi
Director
1967
Interview with Babette Mangolte
Self
2007Interview with Babette Mangolte
Director
2007
Now
Director
2015
Examen d'entrée INSAS
1967Examen d'entrée INSAS
Director
1967Knokke: Une petite fiction
Director
1967L'inhumaine
-
1987No Vladimir
Supervising Producer
2000What Lies Beneath the Sky
Narrator(voice)
2015
But Elsewhere Is Always Better
Self
2016On Belonging
Self
2016
Nightfall in Shanghai
Director
2007
Hanging Out Yonkers
Writer
1973Hanging Out Yonkers
Director
1973
Les variations Dielman
Thanks
2010