Belle de jour

William R Clark

So effete and so raunchy at the same time.

Dorabella

I have a cinematic crush on Catherine Deneuve so...I am like swooon. Plus its a great female narrative and I relate to Severin. I also LOVE that they made Severin a WOMAN in this. Like, yesss. I love the exploration of sadomasochism in this film, especially through a woman. As I am sadomsochistic. Pretty in love with this film. Its def a favorite.

tomfdzv

Amazing, that surrealism that buñuel ads to his movies is perfect, a confusing but great plot

El Biffo

One of Bunuel's finest.

Matt Pritchard

Like a 90 minute dream sequence. Fantastic film, not very erotic for an erotic film. Catherine Deneuve shows she is both a great actress and a goddess.

Henri de Corinth

Rewatch of a 4K restoration (co-financed by Saint Laurent!) in cinemas for its 50th anniversary. BdJ marks the apex of bourgeois anxiety if we view Buñuel, Dalì, et al and the 'surrealist' tradition for what they were: rich kids slumming it for a while.

Daniel Roque

The surrealist dichotomy between Séverine's reality and fantasy is quite unclear, but what we can be sure is that Catherine Deneuve is perfect in a classy prostitute role, providing the exact amount of sex-appeal and naivety to portray an uncomfortable housewife trying to expand her curiosity about sex.

ig_____or

More like "Slut de Jour"! Is there anything cooler than a housewife-turned-prostitute dressed in classy outfits? No wonder it was such an iconic role for Deneuve's career. What I love the most about it is the depiction of a transgressive desire we all secretly have but only a few actually embrace. Séverine was a bad girl but damn was she good at it! The dream sequences and childhood flashbacks were nice too!