Deep Cut: A Film Podcast 119. Chantal Akerman: Je Tu Il Elle (featuring Justina Yam)
We are joined by none other than friend of the pod and the artist behind all of our DC covers, Justina Yam! Justina comes on the podcast to take us back to the works of Chantal Akerman, with her first feature Je Tu Il Elle. Justina talks about her personal connection to Akerman’s films, and discusses how she continues to play with time in her filmography. Wilson and Eli talk about expressions through body language and narration, and Ben has a theory about Je Tu Il Elle being a non-linear film.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:44 Introducing Justina Yam
00:07:09 Je tu il elle introduction
00:08:04 General thoughts on Je Tu Il Elle from Justina and Wilson
00:13:21 General context of the film
00:15:27 General reactions from Ben and Eli
00:18:09 Sugar? Long Takes?
00:20:56 Feminism and Akerman
00:23:30 The three act structure
00:27:44 Blocking and the body
00:34:06 Long takes
00:36:42 Sex scenes
00:41:43 Autobiographical nature of the film
00:47:16 Temporality
00:53:49 The ending and career context
00:58:49 Discomfort within Akerman’s cinema
01:04:03 Outro