Catherine Deneuve
Séverine Serizy aka Belle de Jour
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Belle de Jour (pronounced [bɛl də ʒuʁ]) is a 1967 French surrealist erotic psychological drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, and Michel Piccoli. Based on the 1928 novel Belle de Jour by Joseph Kessel , the film is about a young woman who spends her midweek afternoons as a high-class prostitute ...
Fantasy and reality commingle in this burst of cinematic transgression, which was one of Buñuel’s biggest hits. Winner of the Golden Lion at the 28th Venice International Film Festival. Directed by Luis Buñuel. Adaptation and Dialogue by Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière. Based on the novel by Joseph Kessel.
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Belle de Jour: Directed by Luis Buñuel. With Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page. A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
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Jul 25, 1999 · A classic analysis of the film by the late critic Roger Ebert, who praises its understanding of eroticism and human nature. He explores the themes of fetishism, fantasy, betrayal and irony in the story of a young wife who works in a brothel.
Beautiful young housewife Séverine Serizy (Catherine Deneuve) cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life alongside dutiful husband Pierre (Jean Sorel).
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- Catherine Deneuve
Belle de jour. Catherine Deneuve’s porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in one of the actress’s most iconic roles: Séverine, a Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her afternoon hours working in a bordello. This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel is an examination of ...
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Belle de Jour is a 1967 French New Wave psychological drama film directed by Luis Buñuel, and starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, and Michel Piccoli. Based on the 1928 novel Belle de Jour by Joseph Kessel, the film is about a young woman who spends her midweek afternoons as a high-class prostitute, while her husband is at work.
