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Also Known As Chantal Anne Akerman
Born June 6, 1950 • Brussels • Belgium
Died October 5, 2015 (aged 65) • Paris • France
Notable Works “A Couch in New York” • “Je tu il elle” • “Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles” • “News from Home” • “No Home Movie”
Movement / Style avant-garde

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