🎬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.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	Porto (2017)	(voice)		7
2	No Home Movie (2016)	Director / Writer		1
3	Almayer's Folly (2012)	Director / Writer		4.5
4	Guest (2011)	Self	-	-
5	Down There (2006)	Director / Writer		4
6	From the Other Side (2003)	Director / Writer		6
7	The Captive (2000)	Director / Writer		4
8	Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels (1994)	Director / Writer		3
9	Night and Day (1991)	Director / Writer		3
10	American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)	Director / Writer	-	-
11	Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)	Director / Writer		6
12	Golden Eighties (1986)	Director / Writer		7
13	She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps (1985)	-		4
14	The Eighties (1985)	Director / Writer		5
15	Toute une nuit (1982)	Director / Writer		2
16	News from Home (1977)	Director / Writer		7
17	Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)	Director / Writer		1
18	‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen (1974)	-		5
19	Le 15/8 (1973)	Director / Writer		5
20	Hotel Monterey (1973)	Director / Writer		1
21	La chambre (1972)	Director / Writer		3
22	The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971)	Director / Writer		4
23	Saute ma ville (1968)	Director / Writer		3