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Belle de Jour ()

Belle de jour (original title)
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A frigid young housewife decides to spend her midweek afternoons as a prostitute.
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 6 wins & 4 nominations.
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Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour
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Pierre Sérizy
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Henri Husson
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Madame Anais
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Marcel (as Pierre Clementi)
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Charlotte
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Renee (as Macha Meril)
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Pallas
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Mathilde
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Le chauffeur
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Footman
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Asian Client
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Majordomo
Marcel Charvey ...
Prof. Henri
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L'enseignant
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Hyppolite
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Duke
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Monsieur Adolphe
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Maid (uncredited)
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Un trafiquant au bar (uncredited)
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Man in Gardencafe - Left from the Duke (uncredited)
Justin Coto-Diaz ...
Wilson (uncredited)
Dominique Dandrieux ...
Severine - as a Child (uncredited)
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Un chirurgien (uncredited)
Debut de Roseville ...
Coachman (uncredited)
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Barman (uncredited)
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Le grêlé (uncredited)
Pierre Marcay ...
Intern (uncredited)
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Séverine enfant (uncredited)
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Un homme au bar (uncredited)
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L'agent qui abat Marcel (uncredited)
Dominique Sauvage ...
Cathy (uncredited)
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Un chirurgien (uncredited)

Directed by

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Luis Buñuel ... (as Luis Bunuel)

Written by

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Joseph Kessel ... (novel) (as Joseph Kessel de l'Académie Française)
 
Luis Buñuel ... (adaptation) (as Luis Bunuel) and
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (adaptation) (as Jean-Claude Carriere)
 
Luis Buñuel ... (dialogue) (as Luis Bunuel) and
Jean-Claude Carrière ... (dialogue) (as Jean-Claude Carriere)

Produced by

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Raymond Hakim ... producer (as Robert et Raymond Hakim)
Robert Hakim ... producer (as Robert et Raymond Hakim)

Cinematography by

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Sacha Vierny ... director of photography

Editing by

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Louisette Hautecoeur

Editorial Department

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Walter Spohr ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Robert Clavel

Set Decoration by

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Robert Clavel

Costume Design by

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Hélène Nourry

Makeup Department

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Janine Jarreau ... head makeup artist
Simone Knapp ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Henri Baum ... production manager
Marc Goldstaub ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jacques Fraenkel ... assistant director
Pierre Lary ... assistant director

Art Department

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Maurice Barnathan ... set dresser
Marc Desages ... assistant decorator (as Marc Robert Desages)
Pierre Roudeix ... property master

Sound Department

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Pierre Davoust ... sound assistant
René Longuet ... sound engineer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Philippe Brun ... camera operator
Lionel Legros ... second assistant camera
Pierre Li ... assistant camera
Raymond Voinquel ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Yves Saint-Laurent ... costumes: Catherine Deneuve

Script and Continuity Department

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Suzanne Durrenberger ... script girl

Additional Crew

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Franco Bucceri ... dubbing director
Jacqueline Delhomme ... secretary
Robert Demollière ... administrator (as Robert Demolliere)
Raymond Hakim ... presenter
Robert Hakim ... presenter
John Marshall ... subtitle script and timing (uncredited)
Crew believed to be complete

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Severine is a beautiful young woman married to a doctor. She loves her husband dearly, but cannot bring herself to be physically intimate with him. She indulges instead in vivid, kinky, erotic fantasies to entertain her sexual desires. Eventually she becomes a prostitute, working in a brothel in the afternoons while remaining chaste in her marriage. Written by James Meek

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Taglines Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bella di giorno (Italy)
  • Belle De Jour (Canada, English title)
  • Belle de Jour (United States)
  • Belle de Jour (World-wide, English title)
  • Belle De Jour (India, English title)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia There is no music whatsoever in the film. See more »
Goofs When 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. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Uliisses (1982). See more »
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.
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