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Celine and Julie Go Boating

Original title: Céline et Julie vont en bateau: Phantom Ladies Over Paris
  • 1974
  • Unrated
  • 3h 13m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6K
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Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.
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A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives preempted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality.

  • Director
    • Jacques Rivette
  • Writers
    • Juliet Berto
    • Dominique Labourier
    • Bulle Ogier
  • Stars
    • Juliet Berto
    • Dominique Labourier
    • Bulle Ogier
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Juliet Berto
      • Dominique Labourier
      • Bulle Ogier
    • Stars
      • Juliet Berto
      • Dominique Labourier
      • Bulle Ogier
    • 49User reviews
    • 46Critic reviews
    • 100Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
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    Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Marie-France Pisier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Nathalie Asnar, Juliet Berto, and Dominique Labourier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Juliet Berto and Bulle Ogier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Bulle Ogier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)
    Juliet Berto in Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974)

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    Juliet Berto
    Juliet Berto
    • Celine
    Dominique Labourier
    Dominique Labourier
    • Julie
    Bulle Ogier
    Bulle Ogier
    • Camille
    Marie-France Pisier
    Marie-France Pisier
    • Sophie
    Barbet Schroeder
    Barbet Schroeder
    • Olivier
    Nathalie Asnar
    • Madlyn
    Marie-Thérèse Saussure
    • Poupie
    Philippe Clévenot
    • Guilou
    Anne Zamire
    Anne Zamire
    • Lil
    Jean Douchet
    • M'sieur Dede
    Adèle Taffetas
    • Alice
    Monique Clément
    • Myrtille
    Jérôme Richard
    • Julien
    Michael Graham
    Michael Graham
    • Boris
    Jean-Marie Sénia
    • Cyrille
    Jean-Claude Biette
    • Spectateur au cabaret
    • (uncredited)
    Jacques Bontemps
    • Lecteur à la bibliothèque
    • (uncredited)
    Michel Caen
    • Spectateur au cabaret
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jacques Rivette
    • Writers
      • Juliet Berto
      • Dominique Labourier
      • Bulle Ogier
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      It is a misconception that most of the film was improvised by the actors. Jacques Rivette provided structure but did not let his actors "go wild", instead he let them write. A single scene was improvised, where Celine, played by Julie Berto, brags to her associates about her rich American friend. The rest of the scenes where shot from scripted material, mostly thanks to participating actors. The film is collaboration by several authors, including actors Berto, Labourier, Ogier and Pisier. Rivette's involvement in the writing was to give structure to all the contributions, tightening things up.
    • Goofs
      The last time Julie receives the cigarette from under the table, it is bigger than it was when her colleague handed it to her.
    • Quotes

      Julie: It doesn't hurt to fall off the moon.

    • Connections
      Featured in Berlin Chamissoplatz (1980)

    User reviews49

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    6/10
    Thoughtful but difficult
    I recommend people read "Excruciating" (federovsky, 8/30/12) and "Much Ado About Nothing" (Milan, 4/15/2012) if they want to know what they are in store for. "Celine and Julie Go Boating" is difficult, frustrating and over long. However, it is also the kind of film that after seeing it, you wonder what other people have to say about it.

    I didn't enjoy it much. Visually, it is not terribly special. The relationship between the two women and the "haunted house" is what keeps us watching, but the scenes come very slowly.

    Several people have said it unfolds like a dream. Others have pointed out the lesbian/feminist side to it. Another possibility is that the two women represent two personalities of a schizophrenic nurse who committed an unspeakable crime. That would explain the repetitive cutting between one woman as the nurse and then her counterpart switching in. The two sides of the same madwoman angle possibly explains why the story includes the woman who is a performance amateur subbing for the experienced magician.

    Between "Celine" (Juliet Berto) and "Julie" (Dominique Labourier), I think Labourier is the strongest here. Labourier has a lot of charisma; too bad Rivette has her often just laughing directly into the camera.

    The characters in the "haunted house" are interesting. Marie-France Pisier is a favorite of mine, and she is very mysterious here.

    If the scenes didn't unfold so sluggishly, and if the narrative were tighter, I think it would have been great. Unfortunately, it is too much work to recommend.
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    • Feb 21, 2013

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 18, 1974 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Language
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Céline und Julie fahren Boot
    • Filming locations
      • Montmartre, Paris 18, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Action Films
      • Les Films 7
      • Les Films Christian Fechner
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $31,452
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $5,624
      • May 6, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $31,452
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      3 hours 13 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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