Chantal Akerman: Her First Look Behind the Camera
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Overview
Filmed as part of Akerman’s film school entrance exam, these raw and playful 8mm miniatures capture life at a Brussels fairground and the courtyard of a hotel, alongside an oblique, two-part fiction set in the seaside shops of Knokke.
* This is a silent film.
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Review
This collection of short scenes was filmed by Chantal Akerman with an 8mm camera, as part of her application for film school. Akerman documented her daily life, featuring family and friends, in Brussels and the seaside resort town of Knokke-Heist, Belgium. Although brief, these recordings capture the excitement of someone enjoying the thrill of capturing moments on camera before filmmaking became her profession, heralding the birth of a cineaste. (Sung MOON)
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Credit
- DirectorChantal AKERMAN
- ScreenplayChantal AKERMAN
- CinematographyChantal AKERMAN
- EditorChantal AKERMAN
- CastMaryline WATELET
Film Source
Fondation Chantal Akerman⎜charline.froment@chantalakerman.foundation
Director
Chantal AKERMAN
Chantal Akerman was born in Brussels, 1950. Her filmography numbers some fifty films and has been widely shown and acclaimed throughout the world.
