Biography: Chantal Akerman

Birth Name: Chantal Anne Akerman

Birth Date: June 6, 1950

Birth Place: Etterbeek, Belgium

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 dista...