Chantal Akerman
Belgian film director (1950–2015)
Chantal Anne Akerman (French: [akɛʁman]; 6 June 1950 – 5 October 2015) was a Belgian movie director, artist, and professor at the City College of New York.[1] Her best-known movies were Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975).
Chantal Akerman | |
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.jpg) Chantal Akerman (2012) | |
| Born | Chantal Anne Akerman 6 June 1950 |
| Died | 5 October 2015 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, movie director, professor, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, film editor, actress |
| Years active | 1968–2015 |
| Notable work | Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles |
Akerman was born to Jewish parents in Brussels.[2] She was a lesbian.[3] She died on 5 October 2015 in Paris. Le Monde reported that she died by suicide after suffering from depression. She was 65.[4][5][6][7]
References
change- ↑ "Chantal Akerman". The City College of New York. Archived from the original on 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ Guardian obituary
- ↑ Rare docs on French filmmakers
- ↑ Isabelle Regnier (6 October 2015). "La cinéaste Chantal Akerman est morte". Le Monde. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Julien Gester (6 October 2015). "Mort de la cinéaste Chantal Akerman". Libération. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Catherine Shoard (6 October 2015). "Chantal Akerman, pioneering Belgian film director and theorist, dies aged 65". Guardian. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ↑ Donadio, Rachel; Buckley, Clara (6 October 2015). "Chantal Akerman, Pioneering Belgian Filmmaker, Dies at 65". "The New York Times". Retrieved 6 October 2015.
Other websites
change- Chantal Akerman on IMDb
- Artist's page in Artfacts.Net Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine with actual major exhibitions.
- Screens of Film, Video, Memory, and Smoke by Ana Balona de Oliveira in Fillip
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