Belle de Jour

A famous opening by director Luis Bunuel, using real time and sound to reveal both more and less than meets the eye, introducing young wife and husband Severine (Catherine Deneuve) and Pierre (Jean Sorel), from the celebrated Belle De Jour, 1967.

Director Luis Bunuel shooting on location in Alpes-Maritimes, France, Severine (Catherine Deneuve), troubled with sexual frustration and fantasies, with husband Pierre (Jean Sorel) and friend Renee (Macha Meril), joined by her creepy boyfriend Husson (Michel Piccoli), early in Belle De Jour, 1967.

Inexplicably seeking out a brothel at a Paris address provided to her by a scary friend, chaste housewife Severine (Catherine Deneuve) meets Madame Anais (Genevieve Page), with just a flash of fantasy from director Luis Bunuel, in Belle De Jour, 1967.

After her first shift as a prostitute, Severine (Catherine Deneuve) escapes a date with husband Pierre (Jean Sorel), imagines him with friend Husson (Michel Piccoli), and tells Anais (Genevieve Page) she'd like more work, director Luis Bunuel making it seem normal, in Belle De Jour, 1967.