Sévérine, a young woman married to an attractive surgeon, discovers the existence of daytime prostitution. Driven by her curiosity, she enters Anaïs's whorehouse and ends up getting used to leading a double life. The appearance of Marcel, a delinquent who falls in love with her, will complicate the situation of the protagonist.
Belle de jour 1967
100 minutes
France
Direction: Luis Bunuel
Screenplay: Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière.
Novel: Joseph Kessel
Music: Various
Photography: Sacha Vierny
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Francisco Rabal, Pierre Clémenti, Macha Méril, Françoise Fabian, Maria Latour, Geneviève Page
Co-production France-Italy; Paris Film Production, Robert and Raymond Hakim, Five Film
Genre: Drama | Prostitution
Position in FA rankings 41 Best French Movies Of All Time
Awards 1967: Venice: Golden Lion 1968:
BAFTA Awards: Nominated for Best Actress (Catherine Deneuve) 1968:
New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Film critics '"Belle de Jour' is more interesting and provocative than the mass of images one sees. Buñuel's handling of color is magnificent. And the performances are impeccable" Charles Champlin: Los Angeles Times "Buñuel creates a secret theater of erotic shame"
Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian "The best-known erotic film of modern times, perhaps the best"
Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times "The director may have been ahead of his time, but he displays no more compassion for his characters than a 'psychokiller' does for his victims" Rita Kempley: The Washington Post
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