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73% Critic Match
Belle de Jour
“Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!”
7.3 / 10• 1967• 1h 40m•R• French
DramaRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Catherine Deneuve
Séverine Serizy
Lead
Jean Sorel
Pierre Serizy
Michel Piccoli
Henri Husson
Geneviève Page
Madame Anais
Pierre Clémenti
Marcel
Françoise Fabian
Charlotte
Macha Méril
Renée
Muni
Pallas
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Luis Buñuel's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Belle de Jour is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
