Chantal Akerman has not moved the masses. But the worldwide reactions to her sudden death show that the film world has great respect for the Brussels director who took the medium in a new direction. According to Le Monde, her films have long since earned her a place reserved for few women in the firmament of immortal filmmakers. In Libération, renowned film directors Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant and Apichatpong Weerasethakul talked about how deeply they have been influenced by Akerman.

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