Archive Cinema City 2011.

Belle de Jour

Belle de Jour

Genre: Drama
Country: France/Italy
Year: 1967
Duration: 101 min

Director: Luis Buñuel
Scenario: Joseph Kessel, Luis Buñuel

Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli

Programme selection: Pedja's Film Collection

Synopsis:

Luis Buñuel’s “Belle de Jour”, released in 1967 and winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, is a story of a woman who works as a prostitute during the day, while her husband is at work. The film was based on the 1928 novel of the same name by Joseph Kessel.

Awards: Bodil Awards - Best European Film, Luis Buñuel, 1968, Critics Award, Best Film, French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1968, Golden Lion, Luis Buñuel, Pasinetti Award, Luis Buñuel, Venice Film Festival, 1967.