Celine and Julie Go Boating


3h 13m 1974

Brief Synopsis

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.

Film Details

Also Known As
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Genre
Drama
Experimental
Release Date
1974
Production Company
Les Films Du Losange
Distribution Company
Cfdc; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Nouvelles Editions de Films
Location
France

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 13m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1

Synopsis

This magical tale recounts the adventures of Julie and the flamboyant Celine, a kind of White Rabbit who leads Julie right though the Looking Glass into a world of her imagination.

Film Details

Also Known As
Celine et Julie vont en bateau
Genre
Drama
Experimental
Release Date
1974
Production Company
Les Films Du Losange
Distribution Company
Cfdc; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Nouvelles Editions de Films
Location
France

Technical Specs

Duration
3h 13m
Sound
Mono
Color
Color (Eastmancolor)
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1

Quotes

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

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1996

Released in United States August 4, 1974

Released in United States March 1975

Released in United States May 1974

Released in United States October 1974

Released in United States October 1978

Released in United States on Video May 20, 1997

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1974

Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1974.

Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 4, 1974.

Shown at New York Film Festival October 7 & 11, 1974.

The film-within-the-film, "Phantom Ladies Over Paris," was suggested by Henry James' play "The Other House" and his story "A Romance of Certain Old Clothes."

Re-released in United Kingdom on July 7, 2000.

Shot in Summer 1973.

Released in United States 1996 (Shown in New York City (Anthology Film Archives) as part of program "Rivvetians - The Films of Jacques Rivette" November 15 - December 15, 1996.)

Released in United States Winter January 1, 1974

Released in United States March 1975 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition March 13-26, 1975.)

Released in United States May 1974 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival May 1974.)

Released in United States August 4, 1974 (Shown at Locarno Film Festival August 4, 1974.)

Released in United States October 1974 (Shown at New York Film Festival October 7 & 11, 1974.)

Released in United States October 1978 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video May 20, 1997