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 ...
This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel is an examination of desire and fetishistic pleasure (its characters’ and its viewers’), as well as a gently absurdist take on contemporary social mores and class divisions.
- 100 min
Jul 25, 1999 · It was Luis Bunuel's "Belle de Jour" (1967), the story of a respectable young wife who secretly works in a brothel one or two afternoons a week. Actors sometimes create "back stories" for their characters -- things they know about them that we don't.
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.
- Séverine Serizy (Belle de Jour)
When her lovestruck friend Henri (Michel Piccoli) mentions a secretive high-class brothel run by Madame Anais (Genevieve Page), Séverine begins to work there during the day under the name Belle...
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- Luis Buñuel
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- Catherine Deneuve
Watch the restored color version of Belle de Jour, a psychological drama about a young woman who works as a prostitute during the day. The film stars Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, and Michel Piccoli, and won the Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival.
Drama. 1h 40m. 18+ (R) A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute. Belle de Jour featuring Catherine Deneuve and Jean Sorel is streaming with subscription on The Criterion Channel, and available for rent or purchase on Apple TV.
