As well as being the first female Hollywood director, Weber was also the first woman to found her own studio, becoming an equally prolific producer. Her studio was aptly titled Lois Weber Productions, ...

A collection of films by the acclaimed Belgian director Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) whose film tackled themes of feminism, identity, and homosexuality. A collection of films by the acclaimed Belgian ...

In a new edition of the series celebrating the work of the greatest auteur directors in history, we delve into our archives to revisit the radical cinema of Chantal Akerman, whose film Jeanne Dielman, ...

In 2022, Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975), directed by the late Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman, was voted as the No 1 film ever in a poll by Sight & Sound. The ...

Throughout her career, Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman (1950-2015) produced some of the most singular and committed films of her generation. This documentary looks at some of these films, including ...

Adam Brody and Leighton Meester's home in Pacific Palisades has burned to the ground, while Hollywood is canceling and/or postponing premieres and awards shows. Lisa Kudrow belatedly finds note in ...

Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, directed by Chantal Akerman, has topped the British Film Institute's Sight and Sound poll. It is the first time a work directed by a woman has ...

Click the FOLLOW button to be the first to know about this artist's upcoming lots, sold lots, exhibitions and articles Chantal Akerman was a Belgian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1950.

A still from Chantal Akerman’s ‘Jeanne Dielman' (Cinematek Fondation (C) Chantal Akerman) At nearly three and a half hours long, the film has been noted for its lengthy runtime –’ but ...