Je tu il elle illustrates why the enthusiastic fandom and hushed reverence it receives it feels earned.

After returning to Europe and making Le 15/8, Akerman had a greater sense of herself and what she wanted to accomplish with film, which is on full display in Je tu il elle.

A deeply personal evocation of queer humanity, grappling with both painful and banal experiences that strip it of its exoticism and examines the life of a queer woman with a keen emotional acuity.

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