Shannon McCormick
3Jun11
It's great.
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Matthew Martens
16Apr12
A key text of 1970s cinema -- and, more generally, of that strange and giddy suspended moment when dreams of counterculture began to go up in smoke but what would replace them remained far from clear -- C&J winningly, woozily dramatizes the efforts of two women to erase an obsolete, oppressive narrative. It doesn't hurt to fall off the moon. It may not help a great deal either, but time will tell, morning by morning.
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film_lies101
27Dec11
A case where the parts are better than the sum. After watching the last 20 or so minutes, maybe its the other way round. In any case, it a wonderful representation of experimental cinema at its lightest, most playful, and fun. The characters are charming and easy to relate to on some level. The only flaw really s the length, though I am huge fan of Inland Empire. I will be checking out other works by Rivette.
tinahassannia
29Oct11
Rivette's meaningful exploration into questions of character, performance and diegesis are only rewarded more significance by Berto and Labourier's delightful romps.
Abby.
8May11
Magical and delightfully surreal. Juliet Berto and Dominique Labourier are wonderful. Criterion, please release this.
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bjh
24Mar11
The case for unconventional cinema as compulsively watchable cinema is to be made here. Character and plot unravel in the service of fun and energy.
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SahilZafar
19Mar11
This is creativity at its very best. Jacques Rivette's highly imaginative movie, everything is pitch-perfect with it. It's like watching Bunuel's surrealism, Bergman's imagination, Fellini's charms and Lynch's illusions in one movie. This dreamy movie is must-watch for people who admire surrealistically creative cinema! Highly Recommended!
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Pierluigi Puccini
10Jun11
I hate it too. every pseudo intellectual bastard has declared his/her love to this piece of shit
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Mitchell Brown
11Jun11
Fear not, dear Polyglot. It was just my weak attempt at sarcasm. I really love the movie more than just about any other, in my own parentless, pseudo-intellectual way!
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Pierluigi Puccini
12Jun11
Good for all of you. I just can't see anything remotely interesting in it. And I loathe fanboys, so...
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Mitchell Brown
12Jun11
I'm sorry that I enjoyed a movie that you disliked. I guess websites like this not only give people a platform to express opinions, but also gives them a platform to excoriate those who disagree with them. I never quite understood that reaction. If I love or hate a film, I am not personally affected by someone having the opposite reaction. In fact, I am kind of fascinated by that and want to understand the reaction. That kind of dialogue can't happen in an atmosphere like this, I guess. Oh, well. A lost oppurtunity.
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Mitchell Brown
12Jun11
Of course, you are right! And in the words of my friend Iago 'From this time forth I never will speak word'
Mitchell Brown
20Jan11
Saw It first time back in NYC in 1980 was the revelatory movie going experience of my life. It played days at the 8th St. Cinema. Andrew Sarris described it as 4 hours of unalloyed bliss. I was enraptured and returned the next day to be enraptured again. A movie about making movies. The audience creates along with the director. Sublime the way Alice In Wonderland is sublime Where is a region on DVD????? HUH????
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The Dreaming
1Oct10
Jean Cocteau meets Lewis Carroll and Louis Feuillade... The most wonderful french film !
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Zachary George Najarian-Najafi
29Aug10
It's been a long time since I've watched a film that's left me so dumbfounded. For three hours I was glued to the screen trying to make sense of everything, and yet you can't. This film is a love letter to the cinema itself, and it can't be called anything other than a masterpiece. And, yes, Celine and Julie do eventually go boating.
Sean Keeley
26Jul10
I know this film is much beloved, and I know it's supposed to be a metaphor for cinema, and I know it's supposed to be fun and playful. But I found it esoteric, interminable, and just dull. Maybe I'm missing something; certainly enough people love this film to warrant a second viewing. But I'm not exactly cherishing that prospect.
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Paul Williams
4Jun10
The film comes back to haunt you from the past, Paris looks so old, then you just get caught up in the whole movie and end up smiling, happy that its about being young again and everyone is playing their parts, even if its the same part, its that magic about being young.
Vincent Bergeron
27Mar10
Ce film qui m'avait laissé perplexe il y a sept ans, mais maintenant me jette à terre par son extraordinaire originalité ! Yes, Lynch adores Opening Night by Cassavetes and Celine et Julie by Rivette, I am sure ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhDoOEvAFJw
jimmylorunning
17Nov09
This movie delights in objects and places, whole worlds of imagination spring up from them, real life falls to the wayside or gets owned by fancies, mysteries compound and at one point the main characters are almost watching the movie WITH us. But NOT in an overly-intellectual meta way. So crazy, and so great. This is almost like a kids adventure story or something. I really need to watch more Rivette.
Justin Kane
7Jun09
I saw this once at BAM. Celine And Julie Go Boating has all of the makings of a Criterion Collection release. What is the hold up?
Some Guy Called Neil
26May09
David Lynchs recent work owes EVERYTHING to this film. Though, I'd rather it wasn't linked to INLAND EMPIRE...
christopher sepesy
3Jan09
GET THIS MOVIE INTO A CRITERION TREATMENT!!!!!!!!! AND ALL OF HIS OTHER WORK, TOO!!!!!!!!