6 Movies Directed by Chantal Akerman

The Meetings of Anna

The Meetings of Anna

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1978-11-08

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium, West Germany

Runtime:

120 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (552 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Anna, a detached and diffident director, arrives in Germany to show her latest film; she checks into a hotel, invites a stranger to her bed, and abruptly tells him to leave. He asks her to a birthday lunch with his mother and daughter; she goes. Afterward, in Cologne, she meets an old friend, a Polish Jew and war refugee. In Brussels, she spends the night at a hotel with her mother, whom she rarely sees. On the train, a stranger tells his story. Last, it's home to Paris, where her lover Daniel picks her up and they go to a hotel. Throughout, people make personal revelations to her, and Anna listens with little affect. Although it was 30 years ago, the war seems ever present.

Night and Day

Night and Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-08-28

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium, France, Switzerland

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (216 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Jack and Julie live in a bare flat in Paris. At night, Jack drives a taxi while Julie wanders around the city, and in the day they make love. One day Julie meets Joseph, the daytime driver of the taxi, and soon Julie is spending her nights with Joseph and her days with Jack.

A Couch in New York

A Couch in New York

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-21

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

France, Germany, Belgium

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1499 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Cast:

Writer:

Chantal Akerman (scenario)

Jean-Louis Benoèt (scenario)

Chantal Akerman (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown, he arranges to change his flat with Beatrice Saulnier from France for a while. Both don't know each other and both find themselves deeply involved into the social settings of the other, because the decision to change their flats is made overnight. Could be the perfect amusement, but suddenly Henry finds himself beaten up by Beatrice' lover and Beatrice is considered to be Dr. Harriston's substitute by his clients.

The Captive

The Captive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-09-27

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

118 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (954 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Cast:

Writer:

Chantal Akerman (scenario)

Eric De Kuyper (scenario)

Marcel Proust (inspired by the book "La prisonnière")

Fullplot:

An adaptation of Proust's "La Prisoniere" (book five of "Remembrance of Things Past"). Set in Paris, France, it is a serious tale of a tragic and dysfunctional love.

Tomorrow We Move

Tomorrow We Move

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-03-03

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Belgium

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (274 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

No Home Movie

No Home Movie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-08-10

Languages:

French

Countries:

Belgium, France

Runtime:

115 min

IMDB Ratings:

3.8 (5 Reviews)

Director:

Chantal Akerman

Genres:

Documentary

Cast:

Writer:

Chantal Akerman

Fullplot:

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