Chantal Akerman by Chantal Akerman

Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman
Chantal Akerman

Akerman creates a fascinating self-portrait that takes us through her career, aided by critics Emmanuel Burdeau and Jean Narboni and filmmaker Luc Moullet.

DIRECTOR
Chantal Akerman
YEAR
1997
COUNTRY
France
RUNTIME
62 minutes
LANGUAGE
French with English subtitles
ORIGINAL TITLE
Chantal Akerman par Chantal Akerman
START DATE
October 9, 2015

Janine Bazin and André Labarthe approached Chantal Akerman about making a film for their Cinéastes de notres temps series; eagerly, Akerman proposed a number of filmmakers—but all had already been done. So she suggested…“How about me?” Akerman creates a fascinating self-portrait that takes us through her career, aided by critics Emmanuel Burdeau and Jean Narboni and filmmaker Luc Moullet.

Special thanks to the French Cultural Services for this screening.

Also screening: Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

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