Chantal Akerman Movies

  • 2009
    East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    72009HD

    Presented in 2 parts, this 83 minute piece documents Wieder-Atherton's idea to do a set of pieces from across central and eastern Europe, including...

    East with Sonia Wieder-Atherton
  • 1983
    The Man with the Suitcase

    The Man with the Suitcase

    The Man with the Suitcase

    6.31983HD

    A sensitivity to sounds coming from the activities of an unwelcome guest in the close quarters of an apartment is only one important component in...

    The Man with the Suitcase
  • 1989
    The Ministries of Art

    The Ministries of Art

    The Ministries of Art

    7.21989HD

    Philippe Garrel’s documentary on France’s second wave of masterful filmmakers. Featuring Jean Eustache, Chantal Akerman, André...

    The Ministries of Art
  • 1989
    Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas

    Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas

    Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas

    7.51989HD

    A portrait of pianist Alfred Brendel performing and analysing Franz Schubert's final three sonatas.

    Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
  • 2003
    With Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    With Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    With Sonia Wieder-Atherton

    5.92003HD

    The short documentary starts with Wieder-Atherton telling the story of how she came to fall in love; first with music in general, and then with the...

    With Sonia Wieder-Atherton
  • 2004
    Tomorrow We Move

    Tomorrow We Move

    Tomorrow We Move

    5.92004HD

    Single woman Charlotte tries to write erotic fiction despite not having any sensual experience.

    Tomorrow We Move
  • 1991
    Night and Day

    Night and Day

    Night and Day

    5.81991HD

    Jack and Julie live in a bare Parisian flat. By day, they make love; by night, Jack is a taxi driver while Julie wanders the city. One day, Julie...

    Night and Day
  • 2024
    In Her Own Words

    In Her Own Words

    In Her Own Words

    02024HD

    This visual essay, produced in 2023, builds upon rare radio interviews that Chantal Akerman gave in 1975 and 1977, in which she reflects on her films...

    In Her Own Words
  • 2007
    The State of the World

    The State of the World

    The State of the World

    5.32007HD

    Six directors, six independent films, six visions on the state of the world. Each carrying a unique and personal interpretation of a specific...

    The State of the World
  • 2006
    Chantal Akerman, an autobiography

    Chantal Akerman, an autobiography

    Chantal Akerman, an autobiography

    02006HD

    El Pampero records Chantal Akerman's visit to Argentina in 2005.

    Chantal Akerman, an autobiography
  • 1997
    The Day When...

    The Day When...

    The Day When...

    7.31997HD

    Chantal Akerman reads a script detailing the woes that befell her on the day she thought about "The Future of Cinema". The camera continuously...

    The Day When...
  • 1967
    Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi

    Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi

    Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi

    5.21967HD

    The first film by Chantal Akerman, a short silent 8mm film shot during the Brussels summer Midi Fair, that was one of four short films she made as a...

    Bruxelles: À la Foire du Midi
  • 1974
    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen

    7.81974HD

    Various unrelated vignettes, often juxtaposing sound and image.

    ‘Rameau’s Nephew’ by Diderot (Thanx to Dennis Young) by Wilma Schoen
  • 1984
    Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

    Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

    Paris Seen By... 20 Years After

    4.61984HD

    Film comprised of six vignettes each illustrating one aspect of life in the French capital, each set in a different area of the city.

    Paris Seen By... 20 Years After
  • 1985
    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps

    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps

    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps

    7.31985HD

    A young film director is making a movie with his friend Christa. In the film-within-the-film there are two couples, one real, one imagined, and the...

    She Spent So Many Hours Under the Sun Lamps
  • 2024
    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road

    82024HD

    An analysis of the work of Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman (1950-2015), an experimental and innovative artist, both in content and form, who has...

    Chantal Akerman: Always on the Road
  • 1991
    For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

    For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

    For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador

    71991HD

    Commissioned by Amnesty International for its TV program Ecrire contre l’oubli (Write Against Oblivion), Akerman’s contribution in the...

    For Febe Elisabeth Velasquez, El Salvador
  • 1986
    Mallet-Stevens Street

    Mallet-Stevens Street

    Mallet-Stevens Street

    7.61986HD

    Commissioned for the centenary of the famous French architect and designer Robert Mallet-Stevens and shot on the street that bears his name in Paris'...

    Mallet-Stevens Street
  • 2009
    The Art of Time

    The Art of Time

    The Art of Time

    02009HD

    Explores some of the most innovative attempts by contemporary artists, filmmakers, architects etc to explore multiple Temporalities and to counter...

    The Art of Time
  • 1976
    Chantal Akerman: An Interview

    Chantal Akerman: An Interview

    Chantal Akerman: An Interview

    01976HD

    Chantal Akerman: An Interview