Chantal Akerman - Videos
Chantal Akerman and Catherine Breillat, filmmakers, directors, artists, and novelists discussing their work, the process of creation, filming, filmmaking, directing, the relevance of the camer,, and the magic and strength of the screen. Q&A session moderated by Wolfgang Schirmacher @ European Graduate School, Saas-Fee Switzerland, Europe. 2001
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European trailer for Chantal Akerman's film A Couch in New York starring Juliette Binoche and William Hurt, Paris & New York.
These are two of the videos from the 25-channel installation by Chantal Akerman. "The video installation works back from the completed feature film to the individual shot segments of which it is constructed and, in the end, back to language itself. The film is a documentary of the transition from summer to winter across Germany, Poland, and Russia"
Film by Akerman for a television series on modern dance. Akerman follows the famous choreographer Pina Baush, from city to city, from festival to festival for five weeks in summer, Alwways maintaining the documentary approach, Akerman powerfully renders Baush's violent passions and politics.
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Chantal Akerman trying to direct Delphine Seyrig on the film set of Jeanne Dielman An intense confrontation in the the creative process, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), shot by Sami Frey.
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Directed by Chantal Akerman, this beautiful short film has no soundtrack, and stars Ms. Akerman herself. (a second version of the film was made with a soundtrack).
"Saute ma ville", the first short film made by one of the greatest auteurs in cinema, Chantal Akerman. This black and white film is from 1968, with soundtrack, and no dialogue.