Chantal Akerman's formalism can come across as cold or distant, especially in this film, the story of a dual love affair; nevertheless, her characters live beyond the concepts they represent or talk about, and there's a genuine compassion there too, however restrained. During the day, Jack and Julie make love; at night he drives a taxi and she wanders Paris, until she meets the man who drives the taxi in the daytime, Joseph, and begins an affair. It's a waking dream of a film - no-one needs to sleep, apparently - and a complex portrait of Paris, a city both alive and isolating. Julie is perfectly happy to compartmentalise her life, loving Jack and Joseph equally while they, in turn, become more jealous and possessive. The final shot is miraculous.

Ok, so its kinda boring to describe something as "A Feminist Response to _____" BUT... Nuit et jour is a gleeful feminist respone to Jules st Jim! Akerman ditches Truffaut's violent, fatalist love triangle in favor of one far more casual, and sporting a decadent depiction of romantic inertia. Instead of the female lead being defined against the titular leads, the male leads are defined by the female love interest as she relates to them, as night and day. As such, they are painted as diametrically opposed, but only as they are defined against Julie. The ending is incredible, Akerman totally dunks on Truffaut.

Fun to watch with a friend who was similarly enthralled and also found a lot of themselves in this movie (for better and for worse!) Does Mia Hansen-Love like this movie? Would screen well with Eden.

The final shot of this movie is the best thing that has ever happened to me.

During the day we move in unison; two bodies folding together before breaking apart by night. We separate physically, never mentally. You are etched to the inside of my eyelids. So when I leave to meet them, & our bodies come together, my eyes will close & I will still see you.

y’all remember that post that is like “allosexuals can’t get anything done because they can’t stop thinking about sex”? because julie didn’t sleep for like weeks just because she was constantly getting dicked down

Everything can only last so long. A poetic picture with beautiful shots. Still trying to decipher what all the little things mean, with a picture steeped in the intricacies of a relationship, sometimes you miss out on what the style brings, the choice of color, the shadows, all beautiful. I'm still trying to gather what Jack, Joseph, and Julie mean to me but I know it's something significant. I found myself somewhere, I need to tear down a wall.

y’all remember that post that is like “allosexuals can’t get anything done because they can’t stop thinking about sex”? because julie didn’t sleep for like weeks just because she was constantly getting dicked down

The warmest Akerman I've seen.

Everything can only last so long. A poetic picture with beautiful shots. Still trying to decipher what all the little things mean, with a picture steeped in the intricacies of a relationship, sometimes you miss out on what the style brings, the choice of color, the shadows, all beautiful. I'm still trying to gather what Jack, Joseph, and Julie mean to me but I know it's something significant. I found myself somewhere, I need to tear down a wall.

During the day we move in unison; two bodies folding together before breaking apart by night. We separate physically, never mentally. You are etched to the inside of my eyelids. So when I leave to meet them, & our bodies come together, my eyes will close & I will still see you.

There is a plenty way to tell love story amid of feminine perspective. Akerman pull the rigor of sexual liberty that a woman must choose her life between two man.

Oh god I feel like both Jack & Joseph every single day of my life because I too feel connected to the ones I truly love in a transcendental manner. This movie is absolutely perfect and so is Chantal Akerman. I love her so much, she's making me so emotional rn.

3.9

Ok, so its kinda boring to describe something as "A Feminist Response to _____" BUT... Nuit et jour is a gleeful feminist respone to Jules st Jim! Akerman ditches Truffaut's violent, fatalist love triangle in favor of one far more casual, and sporting a decadent depiction of romantic inertia. Instead of the female lead being defined against the titular leads, the male leads are defined by the female love interest as she relates to them, as night and day. As such, they are painted as diametrically opposed, but only as they are defined against Julie. The ending is incredible, Akerman totally dunks on Truffaut.

Fun to watch with a friend who was similarly enthralled and also found a lot of themselves in this movie (for better and for worse!) Does Mia Hansen-Love like this movie? Would screen well with Eden.