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. Do you want DC merch? Tell us on the Discord!Links:Justina’s InstagramJustina’s recent photojournalism project: 風流 (Feng Liu)Ira Sachs on Je Tu Il ElleEat sugar at our FREE patreon, discord server, and our socials @ www.deepcutpod.com Timestamps:00:00:00 Intro00:01:44 Introducing Justina Yam00:07:09 Je tu il elle introduction00:08:04 General thoughts on Je Tu Il Elle from Justina and Wilson00:13:21 General context of the film00:15:27 General reactions from Ben and Eli00:18:09 Sugar? Long Takes?00:20:56 Feminism and Akerman 00:23:30 The three act structure00:27:44 Blocking and the body00:34:06 Long takes00:36:42 Sex scenes00:41:43 Autobiographical nature of the film00:47:16 Temporality 00:53:49 The ending and career context00:58:49 Discomfort within Akerman’s cinema 01:04:03 Outro