Film1967101 min

Belle de Jour

Name: Belle de Jour
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1967
Duration: 101 min
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti

Taste attributes: dramaromanceslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricategrittyenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leads

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"Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!"

Boxlist takeAn emotional romantic drama that is grounded, weighty and slow-burning. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score

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Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis

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.

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