Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

7.3IMDb Score
Released:1967-05-24
Genre:Drama, Romance
Duration:100 min
Country:France, Italy
Director:Luis Buñuel
Actors:Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti
Production:Paris Films Productions, Five Films, Robert et Raymond Hakim

Overview:

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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