Belle de Jour

1967 · Directed by Luis Buñuel

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.

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Pierre Clémenti, Geneviève Page, Françoise Fabian, Bernard Fresson, Macha Méril, Francisco Rabal, Michel Piccoli, Bernard Musson

Rating: 7.415/10 from 682 votes