Belle de Jour explores the dual life of Séverine, a young housewife who leads a conventional existence with her husband while secretly working at a brothel. As she navigates her hidden desires and the ...

In May 1968, a nationwide general strike led by students and factory workers crippled the French economy and plunged the nation into a state of chaos. The situation reached a boiling point by May 29 ...

BRUNO FRISONI CAN’T recall the first time he saw Luis Buñuel’s film “Belle de Jour,” but the style of its leading lady Catherine Deneuve made an indelible impression on him. “This woman looks ...

Belle de Jour dramatizes the collision between depravity and elegance, one of the favorite themes of director Luis Buñuel. Catherine Deneuve stars as a wealthy but bored newlywed, eager to taste life ...