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      Belle de Jour

      R Released Apr 10, 1967 1 hr. 42 min. Drama List
      95% 60 Reviews Tomatometer 85% 2,500+ Ratings Audience Score Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy (Catherine Deneuve) cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre (Jean Sorel). When her lovestruck friend Henri (Michel Piccoli) mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais (Genevieve Page), Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients (Pierre Clémenti) grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life. Read More Read Less

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      The radiantly filmed Belle de Jour entrances even as it resists easy interpretations.

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      Joel P Frigid, bored, sexually repressed, pretty blonde housewife gets job as prostitute. Her dreams and past memories reveal some disturbing issues, such as molestation. Whatever you think could go wrong, increase it by about 30-40 %. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Dani G Was it all just a dream? Was it just the hidden desires from Severine? I don't know, it's a Buñuel film. Don't try to understand everything. Catherine Deneuve, sober as always Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 12/23/23 Full Review Joao P A fantastic movie by Buñuel who can show an ugly problem with marvellous images. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/17/23 Full Review Luca D I only watch entire movies I refrain from stopping halfway through, so of course I finished the movie. Any normal person would have quit watching maybe halfway through. There is no plot. Just erotic scenes and some more erotic dream sequences. The acting is flat and the characters are all essentially strangers to each other and form no connections. The end of the movie leaves you wondering why you just wasted an hour and 40 minutes of your life. Will definitely not be watching again. Perhaps the novel made more sense. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 07/24/23 Full Review Nizar N The cinematography and the acting are the two factors that boost the film the most. The story might lack depth and sometimes it might get longer than it should be, but in all Belle de Jour is enjoyable. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/24/23 Full Review Dave S Luis Bunuel, never one to be fearful of leaving it to the audience to interpret his perplexing films, remains true to form with Belle de Jour. Severine (Catherine Deneuve) is a housewife who appears to be fearful of intimacy with her husband. Inconsistent with her sexual behavior, she seeks out employment as a high-class prostitute, on the condition that she be home by late afternoon in order to greet her husband when he returns from work. Or is this all a fantasy? Beautifully shot and featuring a fantastic performance from Deneuve, Belle de Jour is a fascinating glimpse into female sexuality. Sure to provoke debate after viewing, one would expect nothing else from Bunuel, the master of provocation. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Charles Champlin Los Angeles Times "Belle de Jour" is more interesting and provocative than the great run of pictures one ever sees. Buuel's handling of color is gorgeous. And the acting is impeccable. Apr 13, 2018 Full Review Anthony Lane Independent (UK) People think of Deneuve as cinema's answer to bone china, and indeed the romantic efforts of Truffaut, say, left her looking stiff and staid. But she made the brilliant Bunuel think again, and gave his heart a jump. Jan 4, 2018 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian With co-writer Jean-Claude Carrire, Buuel creates a secret theatre of erotic shame. Rated: 5/5 Sep 6, 2017 Full Review Dennis Harvey 48 Hills Belle de Jour encompasses all Buñuel’s succeeding directorial features... Jul 18, 2023 Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Such a fascinating and engaging study of satiating sexual appetites... Apr 10, 2023 Full Review Louis Séguin Positif Seeking rational justifications for his tale would remove all of Bunuel’s impact. Apr 5, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy (Catherine Deneuve) cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre (Jean Sorel). When her lovestruck friend Henri (Michel Piccoli) mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais (Genevieve Page), Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle de Jour. But when one of her clients (Pierre Clémenti) grows possessive, she must try to go back to her normal life.
      Director
      Luis Buñuel
      Screenwriter
      Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière, Joseph Kessel
      Distributor
      Miramax Films, Miramax Home Entertainment [us], Miramax Zoë, Criterion Collection
      Production Co
      Paris Film Productions
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      French (France)
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 10, 1967, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Mar 11, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $2.5M
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