Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Cast
Francis Blanche, Claude Cerval, Michel Charrel, Pierre Clémenti, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Fabian, Maria Latour, Georges Marchal
Original language
French
Production companies
FIVE FILMS, PARIS FILM PRODUCTION
Awards
Golden Lion
Setting
Paris
Filming locations
Paris
Crew
Screenplay
Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
Producer
Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim
Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Editing
Louisette Hautecoeur
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- Cannes Film Festival 2017 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2008 generic
- Telluride Film Festival 2004 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1967 generic
Titles
| Original title | Belle de Jour | French |
| Alternate title | Beauty of the Day |
Versions & editions
| Original version (French) |
Full credits
| Director | Luis Buñuel |
| Cast | Francis Blanche, Claude Cerval, Michel Charrel, Pierre Clémenti, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Fabian, Maria Latour, Georges Marchal, Macha Méril, Muni, Geneviève Page, Michel Piccoli, Francisco Rabal, Jean Sorel |
| Screenplay | Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière |
| Producer | Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim |
| Cinematography | Sacha Vierny |
| Editing | Louisette Hautecoeur |
| Production design | Robert Clavel |
| Sound | René Longuet |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
