Chantal Akerman, pioneering Belgian film director and theorist, dies aged 65
Chantal Akerman, a highly influential voice in experimental and feminist cinema, has died unexpectedly
• Peter Bradshaw’s appreciation
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Chantal Akerman, widely considered a leading light of experimental European cinema, and an important influence on directors such as Gus van Sant, Todd Haynes and Michael Haneke, has died at the age of 65.
The death is unexpected: the film-maker was at the Locarno film festival last month with new film No Home Movie, a video essay about her mother, Natalia, an Auschwitz survivor who died in 2014, and whose anxieties were a perennial concern in Akerman’s work.
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• Peter Bradshaw’s appreciation
David Jenkins: celebrating the exquisite cinematic moments of a tremendous talent
Chantal Akerman, widely considered a leading light of experimental European cinema, and an important influence on directors such as Gus van Sant, Todd Haynes and Michael Haneke, has died at the age of 65.
The death is unexpected: the film-maker was at the Locarno film festival last month with new film No Home Movie, a video essay about her mother, Natalia, an Auschwitz survivor who died in 2014, and whose anxieties were a perennial concern in Akerman’s work.
Continue reading...
- 10/6/2015
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
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