of the narrative. At the start, the two women are leading relatively conventional lives, each having jobs (Julie, a librarian, is more conservative and sensible than Céline, a stage magician, with her bohemian lifestyle). As the film develops, Céline and Julie separate from the world by leaving their jobs, moving in together, and gradually becoming obsessed with the mysterious and magical events in the old house. In one scene, according to critic Irina Janakievska, Julie is playing Tarot cards, with one of the cards interpreted as signifying that Julie's future is behind her—exactly when we see Céline, wearing a disguise, observing Julie from one of the library desks. As Céline draws an outline of her hand in one of the books, Julie echoes that as she plays with a red ink pad. Another noticeable aspect of the film is its use of puns. For instance, the title of the film, Céline et Julie vont en bateau, has other meanings from that of taking a boat ride: "aller en bateau" also means "to get caught up in a story that someone is telling you", or, in English, getting taken up in a "shaggy dog story". Cast Juliet Berto – Céline Dominique Labourier – Julie Bulle Ogier – Camille Marie-France Pisier – Sophie Barbet Schroeder – Olivier Nathalie Asnar – Madlyn Marie-Thérèse Saussure – Poupie Philippe Clévenot – Guilou Anne Zamire – Lil Jean Douchet – M'sieur Dede Adèle Taffetas – Alice Monique Clément – Myrtille Jérôme Richard – Julien Michael Graham - Boris Jean-Marie Sénia – Cyrille Production Luc Béraud was assistant director on the movie. Marilù Parolini worked as the set photographer. References to film and literature The film references Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Henry James' "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes", Bioy Casares's La invención de Morel, and Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires (Gaumont, 1915). Dennis Lim of the New York Times in 2012 opined that the internal part of the film story is an adaptation of Henry James' story "The Other House" and that the film was an inspiration for Susan Seidelman's Desperately Seeking Susan and Sara Driver's Sleepwalk. He also points out similarity of themes in David Lynch's Lost Highway, Mulholland Drive and Inland Empire. Reception Celine and Julie Go Boating is among Rivette's most acclaimed works. The film received 15 total votes—including one from the critic David Thomson—in the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight &