Je Tu Il Elle

Je Tu Il Elle ([ʒə ty il ɛl]; English: "I You He She") is a 1974 French-Belgian film by the Belgian film director Chantal Akerman. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Teddy Awards, the film was selected to be shown at the 66th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2016.[1]

"I, You, He, She" redirects here. For the 2018 Ukrainian film, see I, You, He, She (2018 film).
Je Tu Il Elle
Directed byChantal Akerman
Written byChantal Akerman
Eric de Kuyper
Paul Paquay
Produced byChantal Akerman
StarringChantal Akerman
Niels Arestrup
Claire Wauthion
CinematographyBénédicte Delesalle
Edited by
  • Luc Fréché
  • Geneviève Luciani
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesBelgium
France
LanguageFrench

Plot

Julie lives alone in her room; she narrates the film, the first line of which is "So I left". For the first third of the film, she rearranges her furniture, writes letters, lounges in the nude, and eats sugar out of a paper bag. She eventually leaves her room and hitchhikes with a young male driver. They make stops at a restaurant, a bar, and a restroom. She gives him a handjob and he discusses his family life in a long monologue, before they part ways.

Julie then visits a woman, her ex-lover, who makes Julie sandwiches and a drink. Julie then suggestively begins to undress the woman, and they have sex. Julie's narration says the woman told her (Julie) "You have to leave in the morning." She does, bringing the film full circle.

Cast

Production

The sex scene between Julie and her ex-lover is the first graphic lesbian sex scene in mainstream cinema, and one of the longest lesbian sex scenes in film.[2][3][4]

Critical reception

The movie was well received by critics. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 100% rating based on reviews from 8 critics, and an average rating of 7.80/10.[5]

References
  1. "Berlinale 2016: Panorama Celebrates Teddy Award's 30th Anniversary and Announces First Titles in Programme". Berlinale. Archived from the original on 21 December 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  2. Bergstrom, Janet (November 1999). "Keeping a distance: Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman". Sight & Sound. Retrieved 28 July 2022. (republished by BFI on 4 June 2021)
  3. Skinner, Oliver (October 14, 2015). "Rewatching the Queer Canon: Chantal Akerman's 'Je, tu, il, elle'". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. Baker, Emily-Rose (June 23, 2022). "Chantal Akerman's Queer Jewish Cinema". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  5. "I, You, She, He". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 28 July 2022.


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