Question 1

What is the central conflict in Belle de Jour?

Accepted Answer

Séverine Serizy, a beautiful young housewife, cannot reconcile her masochistic fantasies with her everyday life with her dutiful husband Pierre, leading her to secretly work at a high-class brothel.

Question 2

Which festivals has Belle de Jour been featured at?

Accepted Answer

The film has been featured at the Cannes Film Festival (2017), Telluride Film Festival (2004), San Francisco International Film Festival (2006), Venice Film Festival (1967), and Berlin International Film Festival (2008).

Question 3

What unusual technical choice did Luis Buñuel make in the film?

Accepted Answer

There is no music whatsoever in the film.

Question 4

What mysterious scene in the film became a topic of obsession for audiences?

Accepted Answer

An Asian client brings a mysterious box to the brothel; its contents are never revealed, and Séverine is the only prostitute who agrees to an encounter after seeing it, while others turn away in horror.

Question 5

How did Luis Buñuel appear in the film?

Accepted Answer

Buñuel appears sitting in an outdoor café when the Duke arrives by carriage, and also walking down the Champs Elysees before Marcel and Hippolyte's heist.

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