Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman
Akerman in 2012
Born
Chantal Anne Akerman

(1950-06-06)6 June 1950
Brussels, Belgium
Died5 October 2015(2015-10-05) (aged 65)
Paris, France
Burial placePère Lachaise Cemetery
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor
Years active1968–2015
Notable workJeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, Je Tu Il Elle, Les Rendez-vous d'Anna, News from Home

Chantal Anne Akerman (French: [ʃɑ̃tal akɛʁman]; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York.[1][2]

She is best known for her films Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), News from Home (1976), and Je Tu Il Elle (1974); the first of these was ranked the greatest film of all time in Sight & Sound magazine's 2022 "Greatest Films of All Time" critics poll, making her the first woman to top the poll. The latter two films also rank lower in the same poll.[3][4][5][6][7]

  1. ^ Donadio, Rachel; Buckley, Clara (6 October 2015). "Chantal Akerman, Pioneering Belgian Filmmaker, Dies at 65". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  2. ^ Maya Gallus. (2021, June 16). Dazzling beauty: The cinema of Chantal Akerman. POV Magazine.
  3. ^ "The Greatest Films of All Time". BFI. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ Ugwu, Reggie (1 December 2022). "Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman' Named Greatest Film of All Time in Sight and Sound Poll". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Brilliant and radical, Chantal Akerman deserves to top Sight and Sound's greatest films poll". the Guardian. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Chantal Akerman first woman to top Sight and Sound's greatest all-time films poll". the Guardian. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. ^ Ritman, Alex (1 December 2022). "Chantal Akerman's 'Jeanne Dielman' Becomes First Female-Directed Film to Top BFI-Backed Critics' Poll of Greatest Films of All Time". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 10 January 2023.