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BELLE TOUJOURS

Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Portugal, France, 2006
Drama

Synopsis

Picking up from where Luis Buñuel classic Belle de jour left off, Husson first spots Séverinea few rows away from him at a concert in Paris. A cat-and-mouse game ensues until Husson manages to gain her attention with the intention of revealing the secret that he alone can unfold.

Synopsis

Picking up from where Luis Buñuel classic Belle de jour left off, Husson first spots Séverinea few rows away from him at a concert in Paris. A cat-and-mouse game ensues until Husson manages to gain her attention with the intention of revealing the secret that he alone can unfold.

Our take

Portuguese master Manoel de Oliveira transforms this homage to Luis Buñuel’s surreal ’60s masterpiece Belle de Jour into a warm and melancholy film, starring Michel Piccoli and Bulle Ogier. An elegy to cinema, age & desire that is pure Oliveira: formalist, contemplative, and quietly brilliant.