Chantal Akerman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Chantal Akerman

Belgian film director

Date of Birth: 06-Jun-1950

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 05-Oct-2015

Profession: screenwriter, photographer, actor, cinematographer, author, performing artist, university teacher, film director, film producer, visual artist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Chantal Akerman

  • Chantal Anne Akerman (French: [??~tal ak??man]; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and film professor at the City College of New York.
  • She is best known for Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), which was dubbed a "masterpiece" by The New York Times.
  • According to film scholar Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Akerman's influence on feminist filmmaking and avant-garde cinema has been substantial.

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