Belle de Jour
1967
Paris, France
Luis Buñuel
Drama
What’s it all about: Catherine Deneuve takes up needlepoint after her first hobby, prostitution, doesn’t work out so well.
First Encounter: first viewing, a Candotti pick
Prostitute Index: off the charts
Death By: street crime
Relics: cherries in sherry, separate beds, birdcage elevators, horse carriage fantasy
Heartthrobs: Catherine Deneuve, Geneviève Page
LoFi Magic: homemade rain, jump-cut shit slinging, snakes in a can
Makes me want to: visit Paris in the fall
Candotti take: “It is the national fantasy of France.”
Worth a watch/rewatch: Yes
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