A fellow mubi user, Matthew Marten's put it best: "Je Tu Il Elle is another of [Ackerman's] fine and convincing demonstrations that the rigors of avant-garde experimentation can coexist peaceably and movingly with highly personal, emotional material."
a visual construction that is constantly shifting perspectives between space and time. So still and simple - a gorgeous concept, exposing the images between images.
These early Akermans are such a strange and lustrous lot. Je Tu Il Elle is another of her fine and convincing demonstrations that the rigors of avant-garde experimentation can coexist peaceably and movingly with highly personal, emotional material.
I bet that Vincent Gallo had seen this before he shoot The Brown Bunny. Resemblance sure is remarkable.
A brave, very intimate debut. I love the kind of films where you can immediately feel an honest, expressive voice behind the camera, and here a 25-year old Akerman builds her own atmosphere and language to let it all out.
This film captivated me. I need to watch it again! Words to describe will come later...