Biography: life and films
Chantal Akerman is a Belgian film director and screenwriter. She was born in Brussels, Belgium on 6th June 1950.Her best films as a film director include La chambre (1972), Le 15/8 (1973), Golden Eighties (1986), Trois strophes sur le nom de Sacher (1989) and Un divan à New York (1996), and whose best work as a screenwriter include La chambre (1972), Le 15/8 (1973), Toute une nuit (1982) and D'Est (1993).
Chantal Akerman has so far directed 30 films (including 10 shorts), scripted 21 films, appeared in 12 films and was cinematographer on 1 film.
She has most frequently worked with the following directors: Philippe Garrel (2 films).
Her most frequent genres include: drama (18 films), comedy (4) and Documentary (3).
Our average rating for Chantal Akerman over all films is: 2.9
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer
Hôtel Monterey (1972) [d,w]
Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975) [a,d,w]
Je, tu, il, elle (1976) [a,d,w]
News from Home (1977) [a,d,w]
Les Rendez-vous d'Anna (1978) [d,w]
5 % de risques (1980) [a]
Toute une nuit (1982) [d,w]
Les Années 80 (1983) [d,w]
Paris vu par... vingt ans après (1984) [d,w]
Elle a passé tant d'heures sous les sunlights... (1985) [a]
Golden Eighties (1986) [d,w]
Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986) [d,w]
Histoires d'Amérique (1989) [d,w]
Les Trois dernières sonates de Franz Schubert (1989) [d]
Contre l'oubli (1991) [d]
Nuit et jour (1991) [d,w]
D'Est (1993) [d,w]
Un divan à New York (1996) [d,w]
La Captive (2000) [d,w]
Demain on déménage (2004) [d,w]
La Folie Almayer (2012) [d,w]
No Home Movie (2015) [a,d,w]
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