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As there are many five star reviews here, I just wanted to point out that CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING may not be for everyone.
I am a big fan of the French New Wave. Eric Rohmer is my favorite all time director. I have seen and loved all of his films. I love Truffaut, early Godard and a lot of Chabrol (even though he is so prolific, he has quite a few duds in his filmography).
Rivette is one director I can say I've never been a fan of. Except for maybe LA BELLE NOISEUSE, of the films of his I have seen, they never really worked for me.
CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING is another example. At three hours, with not a lot going on, it will be a chore for many to sit through. I bought it based on a lot of the reviews, here on Amazon and elsewhere, thinking it would be one of his better ones, and it wasn't. Can't say I enjoyed watching it or got anything out of it at all.
Again, he is an acquired taste, as the other raves here prove. But, I just wanted to point out, for maybe those that haven't seen a lot of Rivette, you may not like it as much as some of the reviews state.
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This is one of the most magical movies ever made, a sweet meandering voyage of............ well, its 1974, and two French lasses have fun with a house full of ghosts, who they end up pulling funny faces with. One is a Magician, the other, a Librarian. They love eachother in a very deep friendship. As its not on region 2 DVD I await to see it again, I last saw it on a lazy summer afternoon at the Scala Cinema, Kings Cross, London, England. To be honest, I barely remember the movie, but, it had something different, which I love, well, this was a summers afternoon in 1989, oh, barely 16 years ago. No need for spoiler alerts, huh.
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This disjointed, sugary, and intriguing gem needs the Criterion treatment! I was lucky to see this rare one in a film series at a local museum. While not for the impatient spoon-fed Hollywood viewer, it slowly unravels the story of identity for both Celine and Julie. Once the viewer is acquainted with these two captivating ladies, there is another mystery to unravel... the story within the strange house. This one will have you talking long after the credits roll! Did you like Bunuel's "The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie?" Or did you enjoy David Lynch's "Mulholland Drive?" Do you like films that make your brain sweat a little bit!? Well, come on and give this a try. If you have seen this, send an email to the folks at Criterion Co website and prod them (and yes, I have!) to make this wonderful film a "Criterion."
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Halfway through CELINE AND JULIE GO BOATING my opening line for this review would have been something like this; "a drawn out, poorly photographed mish-mash of uninspired surrealistic images. However, gradually as the film drew me further into its unescapable web, I began to realize that the films images weren't uninspired, they were simply detached, in the logic of a dream. True to that statement, CELINE AND JULIE is the most realistic demonstration of a dream state I have ever witnessed. It is drawn out, but it's also meditative, not to mention fascinating, and strangely, as in dreams, realistic. Gradually you don't notice the irrationality, like a dream you simply feed off its aestheics. And as the "swiss cheese" plot begins to fill in, your excitment grows as you long for a better understanding. Now, Freuds will no doubt aply their psuedo-symbolism to a film such as CELINE AND JULIE, I myself find it to be a film about a search for inner childhood (notice the "haunted house" plot is the womens attempts to rescue a small girl). It is a film that demonstrates the way imagination gives our lives a needed purpose.
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A long time ago ...touted this as the ultimate midnight movie, which gives you some idea of what a dreamy trip it is. The ending haunts me to this day, although you will have to be very patient to get to it. An exquisite treat for the avid film buff.
(Trivia note: one of the men in the house is film director Barbet Schroeder)
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