Belle de Jour

1967 · directed by Luis Buñuel

Rating

83/100

Hit

yes

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), directed by Luis Buñuel, rates 83/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Catherine Deneuve
• Jean Sorel
• Michel Piccoli
• Geneviève Page
• Pierre Clémenti
• Françoise Fabian
• Macha Méril
• Muni
• Maria Latour
• Claude Cerval

Crew

• Sacha Vierny — Director of Photography
• Louisette Hautecœur — Editor
• Jean-Claude Carrière — Screenplay
• Luis Buñuel — Screenplay

More from Luis Buñuel

1. Viridiana (1962) — 95/100 · hit
2. Él (1953) — 87/100 · hit
3. Simon of the Desert (1965) — 86/100 · hit
4. Un Chien Andalou (1929) — 85/100 · short, not counted
5. The Young and the Damned (1950) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Exterminating Angel (1962) — 85/100 · hit

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