''Je Tu Il Elle'' (; en, "I You He She") is a 1974 French-Belgian film by the Belgian film director

Chantal Akerman Chantal Anne Akerman (; 6 June 19505 October 2015) was a Belgian film director, screenwriter, artist, and Film studies, film professor at the City College of New York. She is best known for films such as ''Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 108 ...

. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the

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s, the film was selected to be shown at the

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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

as Julie *

Niels Arestrup Niels Arestrup (; born 8 February 1949) is a French-Danish actor, film director and screenwriter. He has won three César Awards. Biography Arestrup was born in Paris into a family of modest means; his father was Danish and his mother was Bret ...

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.

Critical reception

The movie was well received by critics. On

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, the film has a 100% rating based on reviews from 8 critics, and an average rating of 7.80/10.

References

External links

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