Belle de Jour

7.3 1967 Luis Buñuel 1h 40m
Drama Romance
Belle de Jour

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 Bell

Cast

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Deneuve Séverine Serizy
Jean Sorel Jean Sorel Pierre Serizy
Michel Piccoli Michel Piccoli Henri Husson
Geneviève Page Geneviève Page Madame Anais
Pierre Clémenti Pierre Clémenti Marcel
Françoise Fabian Françoise Fabian Charlotte
Macha Méril Macha Méril Renée
Muni Muni Pallas

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Double Feature Pairings

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