Belle De Jour (1968)

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Belle de Jour (released in the U.S. in 1968 as “Belle De Jour [Beauty of the Day]” and “Belle De Jour [Belle of the Day]”), the classic 1967 Luis Bunuel French/Italian erotic prostitute-with-marital-problems romantic sex melodrama (“Belle de Jour – Beauty of the Day”; “Luis Bunuel’s Masterpiece of Erotica!”; “Based on the famous novel by Joseph Kessel of the French Academy”; “Winner Best Picture Venice Film Festival”) starring Catherine Deneuve (in the title role as Belle De Jour), Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Genevieve Page, Pierre Clementi, Francisco Rabal, Francoise Fabian, Macha Meril, Muni, Georges Marchal, and Francis Blanche