Eclipse Series 19: Chantal Akerman in the Seventies
By January 20, 2010
A BELGIAN IN NEW YORK It was in the 1970s, the first decade of her career, that Belgian filmmaker Chantal Akerman created the works that would define her. Informed Read more »
- France, Belgium
- 1975
- 86 minutes
- Black and White
- 1.33:1
- French
SYNOPSIS: In her provocative first feature, Chantal Akerman stars as an aimless young woman who leaves self-imposed isolation to embark on a road trip that leads to lonely love affairs with a male truck driver and a former girlfriend. With its famous real-time carnal encounter and its daring minimalism, Je tu il elle is Akerman’s most sexually audacious film.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Julie | Chantal Akerman |
| Truck driver | Niels Arestrup |
| Girlfriend | Claire Wauthion |
Credits
| Director | Chantal Akerman |
| Screenplay | Chantal Akerman |
| Cinematography | Bénédicte Delesalle |
| Editing | Luc Freche |
| Sound | Samy Szlingerbaum |
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