Belle de jour
Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!
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.
Belle de Jour (1967) is a drama and romance film directed by Luis Buñuel, released on May 24, 1967 with a runtime of 1h 41m. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli and Geneviève Page. Viewers rate it 7.3 out of 10 across 1,036 ratings.
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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
Macha Méril
as Renée
Muni
as Pallas
Maria Latour
as Mathilde
Claude Cerval
as The Driver (uncredited)
Michel Charrel
as Footman
Iska Khan
as Asian Client
Directed by Luis Buñuel, written by Joseph Kessel, Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière, produced by Henri Baum, Raymond Hakim and Robert Hakim.
Average viewer score of 7.3/10 from 1,036 ratings.
A wonderful parable of love, relationships and the place in both for fantasy and imagination. Certainly much more enjoyable to watch, not to mention better acted and directed, than recent delvings into that subject matter, like Lars von Trier's Nymphomaniac (though that wasn't the latter's point). Intensely beautifully photographed, with wonderful performances, most especially by Catherine Deneuve. You can't go…
Reviewed on February 14, 2016
A blunt surprise insofar as the movies stark depictions of both a young woman's eccentric erotic fantasies alongside a rather harsh alternative lifestyle. In the middle there is a very conventional and ordinary real life tale of a married couple where the husband has no idea what's going on within his wife's mind, and life, both past and present. Reality and fantasy seem to blend in a young woman's mind implicitly…
Reviewed on January 14, 2018
The slightly kinky opening scenes of this film go some way to explaining just why "Severine" (Catherine Deneuve) isn't so satisfied with her handsome yet sexually uninspiring husband "Pierre" (Jean Sorel). Indeed, quickly we gather that they are yet to consummate their nuptials at all! Increasingly exasperated, she hears of a "facility" run by "Madame Anais" (Geneviève Page) where some of those kinks might be…
Reviewed on February 12, 2024
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Belle de Jour (1967) is available to stream on Criterion Channel and HBO Max, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Fandango At Home. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Belle de Jour (1967) includes Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page and Pierre Clémenti. The film was directed by Luis Buñuel. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Belle de Jour was released on May 24, 1967 and runs for 1h 41m.
Belle de Jour (1967) holds an average rating of 7.3 out of 10 from 1,036 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama and romance films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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