Céline and Julie Go Boating

Céline and Julie Go Boating

1974 · 193 min · FR · 6.8 (172 votes)
Dir. Jacques Rivette · Starring Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier, Barbet Schroeder, Nathalie Asnar · Music Jean-Marie Sénia
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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.

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A dizzying, dreamlike romp through shifting realities. It's a playful, anarchic exploration of identity and connection, feeling like a fever dream you won't want to wake from. Utterly unique and endlessly inventive.

whimsicalsurrealplayfulchaoticsteadyavant-gardeexperimentalFrench New Wavesurrealistidentityrealitysisterhood
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