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Belle de Jour (DVD, 2002)

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An exquisite tale of self-discovery and tragic passion, Luis Bunuel's 1967 BELLE DE JOUR is one of the crowning achievements of the director's brilliant career. Famous for giddily manipulating audiences in order to make his point, Bunuel boldly blurs the line between fantasy and reality once again. It is this gleeful mischievousness that makes BELLE DE JOUR such a classic. Catherine Deneuve's performance reaffirms her status as one of world cinema's most electrifying actresses.Based on Joseph Kessel's 1928 novel, the film follows a recently married French housewife, Severine (Deneuve), as she is overcome by a wash of uncontainable erotic passions. After a brutal gang rape turns out to be mere fantasy, Severine finds herself in a nearby brothel acting out a series of sexual acts. At night, she returns home to her loving husband, Pierre (Jean Sorel), who is unaware of the double life that she is leading--or is she, really?

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ActorCatherine Deneuve

RatingR

Movie/TV TitleBelle De Jour

DirectorLuis Bu±Uel, Luis Bunuel

FormatDVD

Release Year2002

GenreForeign Language

Sub-GenreFrench

Additional Product Features

Region CodeRegion 1

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureFrance

Leading RoleCatherine Deneuve

Release Date20020122

Film CountryFrance

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by michaerya-758
04 Oct, 2017
Spanish director Luis Bunuel creates first large-budget masterpiece
Belle de Jour is an imaginative, nearly surrealistic, portrait of a conflicted wife who leads a clandestine life to fulfill her dream fantasies. The film is clever in its staging and flash-back approach and in many ways seems more like a French film than a Spanish one due to its subject matter and mis-en-scene, or setting. Always the creative master filmmaker, both the cinematography and scenario overflow with creativity. Catherine Denevue is very easy on the eyes as Bunuel's protagonist and fulfills her role with a believability and force of acting that complement the story. For fans of the legendary Bunuel this was a wonderful late-career addition to his long list of credits in world art cinema.
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by ransol_31
21 Dec, 2022
Belle de jour
an excellent value for the money
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by wilwoo_7087
30 Aug, 2023
Excellent vintage foreign film.
Excellent vintage foreign film.
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