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Release Date:
10 April 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!Plot:
A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 4 wins moreNewsDesk:
(3 articles)
Pedro & Penélope / Quentin & Diane (From FilmExperience. 4 May 2009, 9:57 PM, PDT)
Stars Gather To Mourn Saint Laurent
(From WENN. 5 June 2008, 9:05 AM, PDT)
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A Masterful Collaboration moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Catherine Deneuve | ... | Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour | |
| Jean Sorel | ... | Pierre Serizy | |
| Michel Piccoli | ... | Henri Husson | |
| Geneviève Page | ... | Madame Anais | |
| Pierre Clémenti | ... | Marcel | |
| Françoise Fabian | ... | Charlotte | |
| Macha Méril | ... | Renee | |
| Muni | ... | Pallas | |
| Maria Latour | ... | Mathilde | |
| Claude Cerval | |||
| Michel Charrel | ... | Footman | |
| Iska Khan | ... | Asian client | |
| Bernard Musson | ... | Majordomo | |
| Marcel Charvey | ... | Prof. Henri | |
| François Maistre | ... | L'ensignant |
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Also Known As:
Beauty of the Day (International: English title) (literal title)Bella di giorno (Italy)
Belle de Jour (USA)
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101 minColor:
Color (Eastmancolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Finland:K-16 (1988) | Finland:K-18 (1968) | France:-12 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Norway:15 (re-rating) | Norway:16 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | UK:X (original rating) | USA:R | Ireland:18Fun Stuff
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According to Luis Buñuel scholar Julie Jones, Buñuel once said that he himself didn't know what the end exactly means. moreGoofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Severine and friend are in the cab, the projected background in the cab does not match the exterior as seen when Severine gets out. moreFAQ
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Catherine Deneuve is perfectly cast as an upper-class Parisian housewife who decides to spend her afternoons working in a brothel in Luis Bunuel's subversive masterpiece which proves that intimation can be just as effective as exploitation. Just about everything here--especially the shocking conclusion--is open to interpretation, from impulse to rationalization, and it's to Bunuel's genius that he is able to stand back, letting his audience fill in the gaps in their imagination and, if necessary, implicate themselves. And in Deneuve, Bunuel has found a brilliant blank canvas for the audience to express themselves upon; never fully clear on her motivations (though some tantalizing flashbacks offer hints), she alternates between classic French coldness and classic French passion and though she's intentionally unreachable, she's always fully aware of how to manipulate the spell she's cast over you. A great example of a master of cinema in deep collaboration with a master actress--their exploration of the female psyche runs the gamut of every possible emotion while never being crass or lowering themselves to merely reducing and simplifying.