Belle de Jour
Belle de Jour is a 1967 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 prostitute, while her husband is at work.
Plot
Séverine Serizy (Catherine Deneuve), a young and beautiful housewife, is unable to share physical intimacy with her husband, Dr. Pierre Serizy (Jean Sorel), despite their love for each other. Her sexual life is restricted to elaborate fantasies involving domination, sadomasochism, and bondage. Although frustrated by his wife's frigidity toward him, he respects her wishes.
Awards
Cast
- Bernard Fresson
- Bernard Musson
- Catherine Deneuve
- Claude Cerval
- Francis Blanche
- Francisco Rabal
- François Maistre
- Françoise Fabian
- Geneviève Page
- Georges Marchal
- Iska Khan
- Jean Sorel
- Louis Viret
- Luis Buñuel
- Macha Méril
- Marc Eyraud
- Marcel Charvey
- Marguerite Muni
- Maria Latour
- Michel Charrel
- Michel Piccoli
- Pierre Clémenti
- Stéphane Bouy
More details
| author | Jean-Claude Carrière Joseph Kessel Luis Buñuel |
|---|---|
| award | Golden Lion |
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | Luis Buñuel |
| editor | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| events | prostitution |
| genre | drama |
| keywords | ambiguous ending attempted murder bondage brothel cry dominance and submission domination even return home sadomasochism secret life ski resort tennis court young criminal |
| musicBy | Michel Magne |
| producer | Henri Baum Robert and Raymond Hakim |
| publisher | Euro International Films Valoria |
| recordedAt | Paris |
| theme | psychological drama |