Belle de Jour
“Luis Bunuel's Masterpiece of Erotica!”
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.
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Cast
21 people
Catherine Deneuve
Séverine Serizy
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
Jean Sorel
Pierre Serizy
Known for
One on Top of the Other
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin
Michel Piccoli
Henri Husson
Known for
We Have a Pope
Contempt
Geneviève Page
Madame Anais
Known for
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes
El Cid
Pierre Clémenti
Marcel
Known for
Pigsty
The Leopard
Françoise Fabian
Charlotte
Known for
Me, Myself and Mum
What's in a Name
Macha Méril
Renée
Known for
Deep Red
Vagabond
Muni
Pallas
Known for
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Milky Way
Maria Latour
Mathilde
Also in
The Madman of Lab Four
Foncouverte
Claude Cerval
The Driver (uncredited)
Known for
Any Number Can Win
Bob le Flambeur
Michel Charrel
Footman
Known for
This Man Must Die
The Wise Guys
Iska Khan
Asian Client
Also in
Nikita
Karatékas and Co
Luis Buñuel Director · Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay Joseph Kessel Author
Worldwide gross $20M · United States release April 10, 1968 · Produced in France, Italy
Box office
Worldwide gross
$20,246,403
Production
Paris Films Productions
Production
Five Films
Production
Robert et Raymond Hakim
Production
France · Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Mongolian · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 24, 1967
Theatrical
United States · April 10, 1968
Theatrical
United States
June 28, 1995 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Argentina
May 15, 1968 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 13, 1967 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 2, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Canada
January 17, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
November 20, 1967 · Theatrical
Finland
February 2, 1968 · Theatrical
Germany
September 15, 1967 · Theatrical
February 11, 2008 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
Greece
January 8, 1968 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 17, 1976 · Limited theatrical
India
January 17, 2012 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Italy
September 5, 1967 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan
September 30, 1967 · Theatrical
Mexico
December 21, 1967 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 21, 1967 · Theatrical
September 6, 2007 · Theatrical · Re-release
June 6, 2008 · TV · Nederland 2
July 23, 2009 · Physical · DVD
September 24, 2009 · Physical · Blu ray
February 6, 2025 · Theatrical · 4K Restoration
Norway
December 26, 1969 · Theatrical
Peru
April 18, 1968 · Theatrical
Poland
December 1, 1970 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 9, 1974 · Theatrical
Romania
May 24, 1967 · Limited theatrical
Russia
September 19, 2002 · Physical · DVD
April 23, 2026 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 8, 1971 · Theatrical
Spain
December 21, 1967 · Premiere · Madrid
December 29, 1967 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 18, 1967 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 26, 1967 · Theatrical
Uruguay
July 15, 1968 · Theatrical
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