Drama ·Romance · France · 1967 · 1h 40m

Belle de Jour

Belle de jour

Belle de Jour poster
Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Catherine Deneuve as Séverine Serizy Jean Sorel as Pierre Serizy Michel Piccoli as Henri Husson Geneviève Page as Madame Anais Pierre Clémenti as Marcel Françoise Fabian as Charlotte
Crew
Sacha Vierny — Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur — Editor Jean-Claude Carrière — Screenplay Luis Buñuel — Screenplay Raymond Hakim — Producer Henri Baum — Producer
Tagline

Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!

Synopsis

Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre. When her lovestruck friend Henri mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais, Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.

Trailer Belle de Jour — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
adulteryprostitutejealousydreamshusband wife relationshipdual identitydouble lifesexual frustrationbrothelwomen's sexual identitymasochismsexual exploration
Key Collaborators
Luis Buñuel Director Sacha Vierny Director of Photography Louisette Hautecœur Editor Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Luis Buñuel Screenplay Raymond Hakim Producer Henri Baum Producer Robert Hakim Producer Robert Clavel Production Design Yves Saint Laurent Costume Design
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