Top 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsMost Popular Video GamesMost Popular Music VideosMost Popular Podcasts
    Release CalendarBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV NewsIndia TV Spotlight
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsBest Picture WinnersBest Picture WinnersEmmysSTARmeter AwardsSan Diego Comic-ConNew York Comic-ConSundance Film FestivalToronto Int'l Film FestivalAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • All
  • Titles
  • TV Episodes
  • Celebs
  • Companies
  • Keywords
  • Advanced Search
Watchlist
Sign In
Sign In
New Customer? Create account
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Belle de Jour

Original title: Belle de jour
  • 19671967
  • RR
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,452
66
Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
Three Reasons Criterion Trailer for Belle de Jour
Play trailer1:34
1 Video
99+ Photos
DramaRomance
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.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
46K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,452
66
    • Luis Buñuel
    • Joseph Kessel(novel)
    • Luis Buñuel(adaptation)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Jean Sorel
    • Michel Piccoli
    • Luis Buñuel
    • Joseph Kessel(novel)
    • Luis Buñuel(adaptation)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(adaptation)
  • Stars
    • Catherine Deneuve
    • Jean Sorel
    • Michel Piccoli
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 147User reviews
    • 154Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award

    Videos1

    Belle de Jour: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]
    Trailer 1:34
    Watch Belle de Jour: The Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray]

    Photos144

    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve and Geneviève Page in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    "Belle De Jour" Catherine Deneuve
    "Belle De Jour" Catherine Deneuve
    "Belle De Jour" Jean Sorel, Catherine Deneuve
    "Belle De Jour" Iska Kahn, Catherine Deneuve
    "Belle De Jour" Catherine Deneuve, Genevieve Page

    Top cast

    Edit
    Catherine Deneuve
    Catherine Deneuve
    • Séverine Serizy…
    Jean Sorel
    Jean Sorel
    • Pierre Sérizy
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Henri Husson
    Geneviève Page
    Geneviève Page
    • Madame Anais
    Pierre Clémenti
    Pierre Clémenti
    • Marcel
    • (as Pierre Clementi)
    Françoise Fabian
    Françoise Fabian
    • Charlotte
    Macha Méril
    Macha Méril
    • Renee
    • (as Macha Meril)
    Muni
    Muni
    • Pallas
    Maria Latour
    Maria Latour
    • Mathilde
    Claude Cerval
    Claude Cerval
    • Le chauffeur
    Michel Charrel
    • Footman
    Iska Khan
    • Asian Client
    Bernard Musson
    • Majordomo
    Marcel Charvey
    • Prof. Henri
    François Maistre
    François Maistre
    • L'enseignant
    Francisco Rabal
    Francisco Rabal
    • Hyppolite
    Georges Marchal
    Georges Marchal
    • Duke
    Francis Blanche
    Francis Blanche
    • Monsieur Adolphe
      • Luis Buñuel
      • Joseph Kessel(novel)
      • Luis Buñuel(adaptation) (dialogue)
      • Jean-Claude Carrière(adaptation) (dialogue)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    More like this

    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    7.8
    The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
    That Obscure Object of Desire
    7.8
    That Obscure Object of Desire
    The Exterminating Angel
    8.0
    The Exterminating Angel
    Viridiana
    8.1
    Viridiana
    The Phantom of Liberty
    7.8
    The Phantom of Liberty
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    7.4
    Diary of a Chambermaid
    Tristana
    7.4
    Tristana
    Blow-Up
    7.5
    Blow-Up
    Jules and Jim
    7.7
    Jules and Jim
    Contempt
    7.5
    Contempt
    La Dolce Vita
    8.0
    La Dolce Vita
    Repulsion
    7.6
    Repulsion

    Storyline

    Edit

    Did you know

    Edit
    • Trivia
      There is no music whatsoever in the film.
    • Goofs
      When the client that wants to be spanked rejects Belle Du Jour she puts her robe back on but not her bra. Then when she sees the Asian client a few moments later, she takes off her robe and her bra is on.
    • 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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Uliisses (1982)

    User reviews147

    Review
    Review
    Featured review
    10/10
    Unique, Strange, and Memorable
    The premise of BELLE DU JOUR is well known. A young, beautiful, and slightly frigid doctor's wife (Catherine Deneuve) secretly harbors fantasies of being dominated, humiliated, and abused by her husband (Jean Sorel.) When these fantasies can no longer be denied, she becomes a prostitute under the sponsorship of a possibly lesbian madam (Geneviève Page), working during the afternoons while her husband is at his own work. Her sexuality is awakened by the sometimes brutish clients, who soon discover that "she likes it rough," and she is ultimately caught up a relationship with a truly dangerous client (Pierre Clémenti) whose possessiveness threatens to destroy both her and her husband.

    Throughout the film Deneuve slips in and out of memory and fantasy, sometimes recalling herself as a possibly molested child, sometimes imagining herself as the victim in a series of sexual assault fantasies. Director Bunuel, whose masterpiece this is, so blurs the line between memory, reality, and fantasy that by the film's conclusion one cannot be sure if some, most, or everything about the film has been Deneuve's fantasy.

    Although it includes a number of impressive performances (particularly by Geneviève Page, her girls, and their clients), BELLE is essentially Deneuve's film from start to finish, and she gives an astonishing performance that cannot be easily described. Like the film itself, it is a balancing act between fantasy and a plausible reality that may actually be nothing of the kind. Bunuel presents both her and the film as a whole in an almost clinical manner, and is less interested in gaining our sympathy for the character than in presenting her as an object for intellectual observation.

    Ultimately, BELLE DU JOUR seems to be about a lot of things, some of them obvious and some of them extremely subtle. And yet, given the way in which it undercuts its realities by blurring them with fantasy, it is also entirely possible that the film is not actually "about" anything except itself. Individuals who insist on clear-cut meanings and neatly wrapped conclusions will probably loathe it--but those prepared to accept the film on its own terms will find it a fascinating experience. Recommended.

    Gary F. Taylor, aka GFT, Amazon Reviewer
    helpful•81
    21
    • gftbiloxi
    • May 6, 2005

    FAQ3

    • What is 'Belle de Jour' about?
    • Is 'Belle de Jour' based on a book?
    • How does the title translate into English?

    Details

    Edit
    • Release date
      • April 10, 1968 (United States)
      • France
      • Italy
      • French
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
    • Filming locations
      • Chalet de la Grande Cascade, Allée de Longchamp, Bois de Boulogne, Paris 16, Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Robert et Raymond Hakim
      • Paris Film Productions
      • Five Film
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    Edit
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

    Edit
    • 1 hour 40 minutes

    Related news

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967)
    Top Gap
    What is the streaming release date of Belle de Jour (1967) in Australia?
    Answer
    • See more gaps
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
    Get the IMDb App
    • Get the IMDb App
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • IMDb Developer
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2023 by IMDb.com, Inc.