BELLE DE JOUR (1967)

About the Film

Drama, Romance | 100 MIN | France, Italy

Based on the 1928 novel by Joseph Kessel, the film is about a young woman who spends her midweek afternoons as a high-class prostitute while her husband is at work.

Belle de Jour is one of Buñuel’s most successful and famous films. It was Deneuve’s second acclaimed success after THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG. It won the Golden Lion and the Pasinetti Award for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival in 1967.

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Director

Luis Bunuel

Featuring

Catherine Deneuve


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