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]

Je Tu Il Elle
Directed by	Chantal Akerman
Written by	Chantal Akerman Eric de Kuyper Paul Paquay
Produced by	Chantal Akerman
Starring	Chantal Akerman Niels Arestrup Claire Wauthion
Cinematography	Bénédicte Delesalle
Edited by	Luc Freche
Release date	1974 (1974)
Running time	86 minutes
Countries	Belgium France
Language	French

Plot

Julie, the focus of the film, is a young woman who lives alone in her room. For much of the film, she is seen rearranging her furniture, writing letters, lounging in the nude, and eating powdered sugar out of a paper bag. She eventually leaves her room and hitch-hikes with a young male driver. They make stops at a restaurant, a bar, and a restroom, before parting ways. The man solicits her for sex and discusses his family life in a long monologue with Julie.

Julie then stops by the house of a woman, her ex-lover. She makes Julie sandwiches and a drink, then they have sex. Julie leaves the following morning.

Cast

• Chantal Akerman as Julie
• Niels Arestrup as the driver
• Claire Wauthion as the woman

Production

The sex scene between Julie and her ex-lover is the first graphic lesbian sex scene in mainstream cinema, and one 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

External links

• Je Tu Il Elle at IMDb
• Je tu il elle at the British Film Institute
• Je tu il elle at The Criterion Collection

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[es] Je, tu, il, elle

[ru] Я, ты, он, она (фильм, 1974)