Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
Ongoing Series
The American Cinematheque is thrilled to present a thorough retrospective of renowned Belgian filmmaker, Chantal Akerman. Known for her distinct minimalist style, Akerman dedicated her filmmaking career to unearthing the complexities of female desire, solitude and domestic life. Outspoken about defying categorization, her work challenged the boundaries of identity. She has been praised for transforming feminist cinema and reframing the way queer relationships have historically been portrayed on screen.
Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
UPCOMING SCREENINGS
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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles
Egyptian Theatre
A lonely widowed housewife does her daily chores and takes care of her apartment where she lives with her teenage son, and turns the occasional trick to make ends meet. Slowly, her ritualized daily routines begin to fall apart.
Je Tu Il Elle
Los Feliz 3
50th Anniversary screening, with Ackerman's early short films.
A woman suffers a subdued psychological breakdown in the wake of a devastating breakup.
In The Room: Chantal Akerman Short Films
Los Feliz 3
Three short films by Chantal Akerman: La Paresse, 1986; La Chambre 1972; Le 15/8, 1973.
News from Home
Egyptian Theatre
Out director Chantal Ackerman directs this minimalist meditation on isolation and homesickness, featuring letters written by her own mother when she lives in New York.
Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman lives in New York. Filmed images of the City accompany texts of Akerman’s loving mother back home in Brussels. The City comes more and more to the front while the words of the mother, read by Akerman herself, gradually fade away.
In New York Short Films / Hotel Monterey
Los Feliz 3
Three films by Chantal Akerman: Hanging out in Yonkers, 1972; Untitled Film, 1970; Hotel Monterey, 1972.
Chantal Akerman: An American Cinematheque Retrospective
PAST SCREENINGS
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