I, You, He, She (Je, Tu, Il, Elle)

I, You, He, She (Je, Tu, Il, Elle) (1974)

  • 100% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (189 ratings)

Je Tu Il Elle was the first feature-length effort from avant-garde filmmaker Chantal Akerman. The story, simple in extreme, concerns a high-strung woman taking a lengthy journey through France. Her life up until now has been one huge question mark. By dwelling long and hard on every experience, she… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Chantal Akerman, Eric de Kuyper
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1975 Wide
Criterion Collection

Critic Reviews

  • Dan Callahan, House Next Door

    Akerman must have had enormous confidence in herself to be so bold both aesthetically and sexually so early in her career.

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Stark yet brimming with sensation

  • Christopher Long, Movie Metropolis

    A masterpiece that would be the crowning achievement for many directors.

  • Sean Axmaker, Seanax.com

    The film made her name on the film festival circuit, for the nudity and extended sex scene... as much as the focus and intensity of the eerily disconnected portrait.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    ... plays well as a sexual odyssey.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Walter M


    In "Je, Tu, Il, Elle," a young woman(Chantal Akerman, who also co-wrote and directed) spends her days in her tiny apartment rearranging the furniture, subsisting on a diet of sugar. She writes a letter and then reads it over and over. Time passes and eventually it is 28… More

  • Dimitris S


    Je: I am a man who wants to love a woman. Tu: as in the second person who I'm responding to,and yet nothing is quite certain or as it was supposed to be... Il: domineering,bipolar,strict,even truck-drivers get the blues! Elle: fierce,emotional,witty,the artistic,carnal… More

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