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Belle de Jour( 1967)

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Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Catherine Deneuve

      Séverine Serizy

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      Jean Sorel

      Pierre Serizy

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      Michel Piccoli

      Henri Husson

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      Geneviève Page

      Madame Anais

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      Pierre Clémenti

      Marcel

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      Françoise Fabian

      Charlotte

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      Macha Méril

      Renée

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      Muni

      Pallas

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      Maria Latour

      Mathilde

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      Claude Cerval

      (uncredited)

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      Michel Charrel

      Footman

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      Iska Khan

      Asian client

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      Bernard Musson

      Majordomo

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      Marcel Charvey

      Prof. Henri

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      François Maistre

      L'ensignant

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      Francisco Rabal

      Hyppolite

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      Georges Marchal

      Graf

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      Francis Blanche

      Monsieur Adolphe

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      Luis Buñuel

      Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited)

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      Marc Eyraud

      Barman (uncredited)

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      Bernard Fresson

      Le grele (uncredited)

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    A review by talisencrw

    10
    Written by talisencrw on Sun Feb 14 2016
    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 wrong with 60's and 70's Bunuel, that's for sure....

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

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