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“Not Essentially Anything”: How Chantal Akerman Uses Minimalism to Make a Point about Identity in Je Tu Il Elle
Je Tu Il Elle, a French-Belgian film directed by and starring Belgian director Chantal Akerman, marked the beginning of French New Wave cinema. Perhaps the most remarkable thing about this film, however, is the sheer lack of content in it. By that I mean that the film—and its young protagonist, Julie—is missing many of the…
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