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Céline and Julie Go Boating

1974193 minutesComedy, Drama, and FantasyDirected by Jacques Rivette
About the film

Céline and Julie Go Boating at a glance.

Screen Path places this 1974 film at stop 158 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.

Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.

Principal cast

Juliet Berto as Céline, Dominique Labourier as Julie, Bulle Ogier as Camille, Marie-France Pisier as Sophie, and Barbet Schroeder as Olivier

Key craft credits

Jacques Renard (director of photography), Nicole Lubtchansky (editor), and Jean-Marie Sénia (original music composer)

Director
Jacques Rivette
Release
1974-09-18
Runtime
193 minutes
Genres
Comedy, Drama, and Fantasy
Country
France
Quiz
50 questions
The Screen Path journey

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After the film

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