Belle de jour
1967FranceLanguage: frDirected by Luis Buñuel★ 7.3
Available in English: subtitled
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.
Themes and style
Tone
surrealcold and detachedmelancholicdark comedyhaunting
Pacing
slow burndreamlikemethodical
Story
unravelingescapepursuit
Emotion
all-consuming lovefiguring out who you areshamelongingguilt
Themes
class and moneymen and women navigating expectationsfamily dutycaught between worlds
Feel
cerebralquietly hauntingdiscussion starterrewatchable
Violence
moderate