
Céline and Julie Go Boating
Directed by Jacques Rivette
Produced by Les Films Christian Fechner, Action Films
A playful, surreal meditation on female friendship and shared imagination, where two women slip between reality and dream through magic and repetition.
Julie, a daydreaming librarian, meets Céline, an enigmatic magician, and together they become the heroines of a time-warping adventure involving a haunted house, psychotropic candy, and a murder-mystery melodrama.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Céline and Julie Go Boating sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.
Is Céline and Julie Go Boating easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Céline and Julie Go Boating violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Céline and Julie Go Boating scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Céline and Julie Go Boating end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other film this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Céline and Julie Go Boating
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Céline and Julie Go Boating
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Céline and Julie Go Boating, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Céline and Julie Go Boating, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Céline and Julie Go Boating, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
























































