Belle de Jour

About 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 Belle de Jour.

Belle de Jour (1967) is a romance film directed by Luis Buñuel. Catherine Deneuve stars as Séverine Serizy, Jean Sorel as Pierre Serizy, Michel Piccoli as Henri Husson, and Geneviève Page as Madame Anais.

At 101 minutes long, it arrived in May 1967. Written by Jean-Claude Carrière and Luis Buñuel.

Shelv files it under dreams, adultery, brothel, and double life. American members can watch it on HBO Max. It scores 7.3 out of 10 from 1,048 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Lost Highway, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and Revolutionary Road make useful companions to Belle de Jour, all filed under dual identity and jealousy.