A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 5 nominations total
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Did you know
- TriviaThere is no music whatsoever in the film.
- GoofsWhen Severine goes to Duke's house to participate in a ceremony, she is wearing a brown coat. When Majordomo kicks her out in the street later, he throws her a completely different black cloak.
- Quotes
Madame Anais: I have an idea. Would you like to be called "Belle de Jour"?
Séverine Serizy: Belle de Jour?
Madame Anais: Since you only come in the afternoons.
Séverine Serizy: If you wish.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Uliisses (1982)
Featured review
Different every time
My other favorite Bunuel films, _The Exterminating Angel_ and _The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie_, are in some ways social satires surrealistically told. _Belle de Jour_, however, is much more of a purely surreal work, which is appropriate since it is about two of the most surreal of subjects: power, and sex. Don't watch it expecting psychedelic camera tricks and Freudian dream sequences - Bunuel is much too controlled for trickery, and much too tricky to allow you to calmly map out what is real and what is not. And don't expect to know exactly what has happened at the end or even to remember the film clearly later. Each time I see it again I discovered that that the film has somehow reassembled itself in my memory, so each viewing is fresh and surprising. Even if you don't give a tinker's melted watch about surrealism, and don't care to puzzle out reality from fantasy, there's still much to like here: frequent droll humor, a little bit of titillation, and a good performance from an incredibly beautiful young Catherine Deneuve. Watch it with someone you love.
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- m_a_singer
- Dec 28, 2003
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- Also known as
- Beauty of the Day
- Filming locations
- Chalet de la Grande Cascade, Allée de Longchamp, Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France(Séverine picked up by the Duke)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $4,063,348
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,462
- Mar 25, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $4,162,334
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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