Major filmmakers come in many kinds, from the stars whose faces everyone knows (Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock) to the crowd-pleasers whose movies everyone knows (Steven Spielberg, James Cameron) to the rebels who never become famous yet change how we think about the world. Chantal Akerman belonged to this last group. A titan of women's cinema, feminist cinema, queer cinema, Jewish cinema, and avant-garde cinema--although she herself resisted being classified in any way--this globe-trotting B...
Major filmmakers come in many kinds, from the stars whose faces everyone knows (Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock) to the crowd-pleasers whose movies everyone knows (Steven Spielberg, James Cameron) to the rebels who never become famous yet change how we think about the world. Chantal Akerman belonged to this last group. A titan of women's cinema, feminist cinema, queer cinema, Jewish cinema, and avant-garde cinema--although she herself resisted being classified in any way--this globe-trotting B...
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