Céline and Julie Go Boating (1974): Cast & Plot
Céline and Julie Go Boating is a 1974 comedy drama directed by Jacques Rivette, starring Dominique Labourier as Julie, Juliet Berto and Nathalie Asnar. It runs 3 hours 13 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 3h 13m (193 min)
- Director
- Jacques Rivette
- Original language
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French - Studio
- Les Films Christian Fechner
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Céline and Julie Go Boating About?
The premise of Céline and Julie Go Boating without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time‑warping adventure that spirals through a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder‑mystery melodrama. As reality bends around them, they face surreal riddles, uncanny visions and a lingering homicide, forging a quirky partnership that blurs fantasy and danger.
Céline and Julie Go Boating Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female friend
- repeated scene from a different perspective
- female nudity
- masturbation
- surrealism
- nudity
- female frontal nudity
- lesbian
- slapstick comedy
- france
- doll
- 1970s
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- melodrama
- boat
- alternate reality
- female topless nudity
- improvisation
- female magician
- magician
- old dark house
- family relationships
- doom
- ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship
- canoeing
- canoe
- male female relationship
- murder of a child
- physical resemblance
- dead wife
- alcoholic
- child
- little girl
- being followed
- magic
- wine
- widower
- wealth
- voyeur
- underwear
- train
- tracing an outline of one's hand
- thief
- theft
- theater production
- theater audience
- tearing a doll in half
- taxi
- tarot card
- syringe
- swiss cheese
Céline and Julie Go Boating Cast & Characters
Dominique Labourier leads the cast as Julie, with Juliet Berto as Céline and Nathalie Asnar as Madlyn. Directed by Jacques Rivette; 20 actors are credited in all.
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Director Jacques Rivette
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Dominique Labourier as Julie -
Juliet Berto as Céline - Nathalie Asnar as Madlyn
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Bulle Ogier as Camille
Also Starring in Céline and Julie Go Boating
· 16 more- Barbet Schroeder Olivier
- Jean Eustache Spectateur au cabaret/lecteur a la bibliohèque (uncredited)
- Marie-France Pisier Sophie
- Jean Douchet M'sieur Dede
- Jean-Claude Biette Spectateur au cabaret (uncredited)
- Philippe Clévenot Guilou
- Jean-Claude Romer Un producteur dans le cabaret (uncredited)
- Michael Graham Boris
- Anne Zamire Lil
- Jérôme Richard Julien
- Monique Clément Myrtille
- Marie-Thérèse Saussure Poupie
- Adèle Taffetas Alice
- Jacques Bontemps Lecteur à la bibliothèque (uncredited)
- Michel Caen Spectateur au cabaret (uncredited)
- Jean-Marie Sénia Cyrille
More from Jacques Rivette
More films directed by Jacques Rivette, best-rated first: The Duchess of Langeais, Va Savoir (Who Knows?), Le Pont du Nord and 36 vues du Pic Saint Loup.
Céline and Julie Go Boating Plot Summary
What happens in Céline and Julie Go Boating from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 14 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Julie, Dominique Labourier, sits on a park bench reading a book of magic spells when Céline, Juliet Berto, walks by and begins dropping a variety of possessions, a whimsical nod to Lewis Carroll’s White Rabbit. Julie gives chase through the streets of Paris, sometimes at a brisk pace, even sprinting up the stairs of the Rue Foyatier in Montmartre to keep up with Céline’s lively pace. Their pursuit carries them through the city’s neighborhoods, and for a time it seems they might drift apart, only to reconcile as Céline ultimately moves in with Julie. The pair moves between moments of forward momentum and sudden pauses, as if the city itself is shaping their adventure.
Full summary
The whole story of Céline and Julie Go Boating, scene by scene
Céline and Julie Go Boating Trailers & Videos
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Céline and Julie Go Boating Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Celina and Julie Go Boating” and “Céline e Julie Vão de Barco”.
- Also known as
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- Celina and Julie Go Boating
- Céline e Julie Vão de Barco
- Céline & Julie Go Boating
- Céline et Julie vont en bateau
- Phantom Ladies Over Paris
- Céline to Julie wa Fune de Yuku
- セリーヌとジュリーは舟でゆく
- Céline og Julie
- Celine y Julie van en barco
- Céline e Julie vanno in barca
- Селина и Жюли совсем заврались
- 셀린느와 줄리 배타러 가다
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- Céline und Julie fahren Boot
- Céline och Julie gör en båttur
- 塞琳和朱莉出航记
- Селін і Жюлі зовсім забрехались
- Céline a Julie si vyjely na lodi
- Els esbojarrats viatges de Céline i Julie
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Céline and Julie Go Boating FAQ: Cast & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Céline and Julie Go Boating, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Céline and Julie Go Boating?
Céline and Julie Go Boating runs 3 hours 13 minutes (193 minutes).
When was Céline and Julie Go Boating released?
Céline and Julie Go Boating was released on May 15, 1974.
Who directed Céline and Julie Go Boating?
Céline and Julie Go Boating was directed by Jacques Rivette.
More films by Jacques Rivette Who is in the cast of Céline and Julie Go Boating?
Céline and Julie Go Boating stars Dominique Labourier as Julie, Juliet Berto as Céline and Nathalie Asnar as Madlyn, among 20 credited actors.
Does Céline and Julie Go Boating have a post-credit scene?
No. Céline and Julie Go Boating has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Céline and Julie Go Boating in?
The original language of Céline and Julie Go Boating is French.
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