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Je Tu Il Elle
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Wikipedia article
'Je Tu Il Elle' (; ) 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.
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. (republished by BFI on 4 June 2021)
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.
References
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