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Chantal Akerman 

 

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Director / Screenwriter / Actress
1950 -
Born June 6, Brussels, Belgium
Key Production Countries: Belgium, France 
Key Genres: Drama, Avant-garde/Experimental, Feminist Film
Key Collaborators: Alain Dahan (Producer), Aurore Clement (Leading Character Player), Babette Mangolte (Cinematographer), Raymond Fromont (Cinematographer), Claire Atherton (Editor), Philippe Graff (Production Designer)
Highly Recommended: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Recommended: News from Home (1976)
Worth a Look: Je, tu, elle (1974), Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978), Toute une nuit (1982), D'Est (1993), Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 1960s in Brussels [TV] (1994)
Links: [ IMDB ] [ TCMDB ] [ All-Movie Guide ] [ Film Reference ] [ Icarus Films Profile ] [ Strictly Film School ] [ Film Comment Book Review ] [ GLBTQ Biography ]
Books: [ Identity and Memory: The Films of Chantal Akerman ] [ Nothing Happens: Chantal Akerman's Hyperrealist Everyday ]
DVD's: [ Amazon ]
1,000 Greatest Films: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
 
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)Je, tu, elle (1974)Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978)D'Est (1993)
 
     
  "At the age of fifteen Chantal Akerman saw Godard's Pierrot le fou and realized that filmmaking could be experimental and personal. She dropped in and out of film school and has since created short and feature films for viewers who appreciate the opportunity her works provide to think about sounds and images. Her films are often shot in real time, and in space that is part of the characters' identity." - Lillian Schiff (The St. James Film Directors Encyclopedia, 1998)  
     
  "Belgian-born director who makes long, often tedious, but sometimes hypnotically watchable arthouse films in which the camera's concentration on scenes for a long period of time can turn the viewer's pleasure into discomfort, interest into boredom or disinterest into perception. A unique film-maker, she continues to alternately baffle and fascinate her audiences." - David Quinlan (Quinlan's Film Directors, 1999)  
     
  "Independent filmmaker noted for her minimalist narratives and static visual style...Her films, often dramatically vague and nearly plotless, typically seek to explore human emotion and character through unorthodox cinematic means. Although she is admired by serious critics, her films are barely accessible to general audiences.." - (The MacMillan International Film Encyclopedia, 1994)  
     
 

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