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1967 · 101 min · R

Belle de Jour

Directed by Luis Buñuel · Drama, Romance

Belle de Jour (1967) is a Drama film, directed by Luis Buñuel set in Paris during the 1960s. It runs 101 minutes and is rated R.

A con artist, with a surreal dreamlike and melancholic tone. Themes of identity, obsession, and love & longing play out through unreliable narrator and frame narrative.

Cinematography
Sacha Vierny
Cast
Catherine DeneuveJean SorelMichel PiccoliGeneviève PagePierre ClémentiFrançoise FabianMacha MérilMuni

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Paris
Setting
Urban
When
1960s

Premise & themes

Premise
Con Artist
Themes
IdentityObsessionLove & Longing
Structure
Unreliable NarratorFrame Narrative
Tone
Surreal DreamlikeMelancholicTense

Shape

Protagonist
Solo LeadFemale Led
Pacing
Measured
Dialogue
Balanced
Based on
Pure Fiction

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