Chantal Akerman
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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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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1976)
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Mallet-Stevens Street (1986)
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Golden Eighties (1986)
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A Couch in New York (1996)
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The Meetings of Anna (1978)
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Je Tu Il Elle (1974)
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Lest We Forget (1991)
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Family Business (1984)
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The Captive (2000)
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Tell Me (1980)
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Moving In (1993)
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Letters Home (1986)
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Toute une nuit (1982)
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Down There (2006)
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The Man with the Suitcase (1983)
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Tomorrow We Move (2004)
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Seven Women, Seven Sins (1986)
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Portrait of a Lazy Woman (1986)
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News from Home (1977)
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The Eighties (1985)
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Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the '60s in Brussels (1994)
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The Beloved Child, or I Play at Being a Married Woman (1971)
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Almayer's Folly (2012)
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From the East (1993)
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Letter from a Filmmaker: Chantal Akerman (1984)
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Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman (1997)
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The Hammer (1986)
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Night and Day (1991)
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For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador (1991)
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From the Other Side (2003)
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East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2009)
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Le 15/8 (1973)
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La chambre (1972)
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I'm Hungry, I'm Cold (1984)
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No Home Movie (2016)
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One Day Pina Asked... (1989)
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Making of Tomorrow We Move (2004)
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Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas (1989)
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Hotel Monterey (1976)
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The Day When... (1997)
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South (1999)
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Saute ma ville (1968)
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Bruxelles: La soeur et la mère de Marilyn (1967)
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Untitled (1970)
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Paris Seen By... 20 Years After (1984)
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Interview with my mother, Natalia Akerman (2007)
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With Sonia Wieder-Atherton (2003)
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Knokke: Une petite fiction (1967)
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The State of the World (2007)
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American Stories: Food, Family and Philosophy (1989)
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My Mother Laughs Prelude (2012)
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Interview with Aurore Clément (2007)
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Hanging Out Yonkers (1973)
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Examen d'entrée INSAS (1967)
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Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi (1967)
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Maniac Summer (2009)
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Three Stanzas on the Name of Sacher (1989)
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Knokke: Une petite fiction 2 (1967)
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Nightfall in Shanghai (2007)
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Now (2015)
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Interview with Babette Mangolte (2007)
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