Belle de Jour

Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!

19671h 41mNo ratings yet

Drama
Romance

Overview

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.

Keywords

dream
dual identity
masochism
jealousy
adultery
dreams
husband wife relationship
prostitute
brothel
double life
sexual frustration
women's sexual identity
sexual exploration

Details

Status: Released
Release date: May 24, 1967
Original language: French
Spoken languages: French, Mongolian, Spanish
Countries: France, Italy
Production: Paris Films Productions,Five Films,Robert et Raymond Hakim
Cast: Catherine Deneuve,Jean Sorel,Michel Piccoli,Geneviève Page,Pierre Clémenti,Françoise Fabian,Macha Méril,Muni,Maria Latour,Claude Cervaland 11 more
Director: Luis Buñuel
Writer: Joseph Kessel,Luis Buñuel,Jean-Claude Carrière
Producer: Henri Baum,Raymond Hakim,Robert Hakim
Cinematography: Sacha Vierny
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0061395