Belle de Jour(Belle de jour)
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France, Italy · 1967
Rated R · 1h 41m
Director Luis Buñuel
Starring Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page
Genre Drama, Romance
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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."
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