Movies / Belle de Jour (1967) aka Belle de jour
Runtime: 101 min
Genres: Drama
Languages: French Mongolian Spanish
Severine (Catherine Deneuve) is a wealthy young newlywed who's eager to live life to the fullest. Although she loves her husband, Severine can't bring herself to be intimate with him. To sate her physical desires, she indulges in erotic daydreams, often blurring the line between reality and fantasy. When that's not enough, she begins frequenting a classy Parisian brothel, working as a prostitute while remaining celibate within her marriage.
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| Directors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Luis Buñuel | (as Luis Bunuel) |
| Writers (3) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jean-Claude Carrière | (adaptation and dialogue) |
| Joseph Kessel | (novel) (as Joseph Kessel de l'Académie Française) |
| Luis Buñuel | (adaptation and dialogue) (as Luis Bunuel) and |
| Editors (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Louisette Hautecoeur | ... |
| Cinematographers (1) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Sacha Vierny | (director of photography) |
| Actors (26) | Credit |
|---|---|
| Adélaïde Blasquez | Maid (uncredited) |
| Bernard Fresson | Le grele (uncredited) |
| Bernard Musson | Majordomo |
| Brigitte Parmentier | Severine enfant (uncredited) |
| Catherine Deneuve | Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour |
| Claude Cerval | ... |
| D. De Roseville | Coachman (uncredited) |
| Dominique Dandrieux | Severine as a child (uncredited) |
| Francis Blanche | Monsieur Adolphe |
| Francisco Rabal | Hyppolite |
| Françoise Fabian | Charlotte |
| François Maistre | L'ensignant |
| Geneviève Page | Madame Anais |
| Georges Marchal | Duke |
| Iska Khan | Asian client |
| Jean Sorel | Pierre Serizy |
| Luis Buñuel | Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited) |
| Macha Méril | Renee |
| Marcel Charvey | Prof. Henri |
| Marc Eyraud | Barman (uncredited) |
| Maria Latour | Mathilde |
| Michel Charrel | Footman |
| Michel Piccoli | Henri Husson |
| Muni | Pallas |
| Pierre Clémenti | Marcel |
| Pierre Marcay | Intern (uncredited) |