Celine and Julie Go Boating (1973)

Review: Celine and Julie Go Boating (1973)

Director: Jacques Rivette

Cast: Juliet Berto, Dominique Labourier, Bulle Ogier, Marie-France Pisier, Barbet Schroeder,

Juliet Berto
Juliet Berto
Dominique Labourier
Dominique Labourier
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier
Marie-France Pisier
Marie-France Pisier
Barbet Schroeder
Barbet Schroeder

Plot: A mysteriously linked pair of young women find their daily lives pre-empted by a strange boudoir melodrama that plays itself out in a hallucinatory parallel reality. An undisputed classic of the French New Wave, Jacques Rivette’s Celine and Julie Go Boating is a delightful movie about the spiritual journey of a pair of young women, told with a playful approach to the cinematic form. A masterpiece of cinematic creativity, Rivette, the same mind behind 1969’s L’amour fou, effortlessly draws the viewer into the whimsical world of the titular protagonists.

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Jacques Rivette&#8217;s <i>Celine and Julie Go Boating</i> (1974):<br> Criterion Blu-ray review

Jacques Rivette’s Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974): Criterion Blu-ray review

Criterion’s new release showcases Jacques Rivette’s most playful feature, Celine and Julie Go Boating (1974), with a terrific transfer and exhaustive (and exhausting!) supplements, including a an illuminating commentary by Adrian […]

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