Belle de Jour - 1967 (Day 25)

My Take:

SEXY! A married woman gets bored and sneaks off to her day job as a prostitute. Catherine Deneuve is wonderfully understated in this film playing the titular Belle de Jour. She’s French and up for anything and anyone, naughty.

The film itself was great, I've been tempted to see this in the past, but it just got away from me. Released in 1967, Belle de Jour spoke to the sexual revolution going on all around the world.

What I Liked:

That she never apologizes for what she decides to do.

What I Didn't Like:

The lack of fantasy cutaways dreamed up by Belle.

What I Learned:

Belle de Jour means a lily that only blooms during the day, and Deneuve’s character is given the name because she has to be home by 5 every day.