Belle de Jour
7.3/10
Rating
100 min
Runtime
1967
Release Year
Luis Buñuel
Director
Cast
Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti
Quick Synopsis
Séverine Serizy is a young, attractive housewife living with her devoted husband, Pierre. Despite their stable marriage, she struggles to reconcile her hidden masochistic fantasies with her daily life. After her friend Henri tells her about a discreet, upscale brothel managed by Madame Anais, Séverine decides to secretly work there during the day, adopting the name Belle de Jour. However, when one of her clients becomes overly possessive, Séverine faces challenges in maintaining her secret and attempts to return to her normal life with Pierre.
Detailed Synopsis of Belle de Jour
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.
