Belle de Jour - 40th Anniversary (1967) [DVD9] (2007)

An exquisite tale of self-discovery and tragic passion, Luis Bunuel's Golden Lion Award-winning drama chronicles a French housewife's awakening passions as she spends her days living out her fantasies in a brothel and her nights in the arms of her loving husband. Based on Joseph Kessel's 1928 novel, this acclaimed film had been unseen in the U.S. since the 1970's.





Cast & Credits

Cast
Catherine Deneuve … Séverine Serizy / Belle de Jour
JJean Sorel … Pierre Serizy
Michel Piccoli … Henri Husson
Geneviève Page … Madame Anais
Pierre Clémenti … Marcel
Françoise Fabian … Charlotte
Macha Méril … Renee
Muni … Pallas
Maria Latour … Mathilde


Credits
Director Luis Buñuel
Producer Robert and Raymond Hakim
Screenplay Luis Buñuel and Jean-Claude Carrière
From the novel by Joseph Kessel
Cinematography Sacha Vierny







DVD:
DVD RELEASE: 22 Jan 2007
STUDIO: Optimum Home Entertainment
SYSTEM: PAL
SCREEN: 1.78:1
COLOR
AUDIO: French Dolby Digital Mono
SUBTITLES: English
RUNTIME (MOVIE): 101 minutes

EXTRACTION:
ENGINE: DVD Decrypter
DVD: Full Dual-Layer DVD
FILE EXTENSION: .ISO Image + MDS
FILE SIZE: 5.41 GB
SCANS (800 dpi): 29.2 MB
100 MB RARs (10% recovery record)


Disc Features:

* 'History of a Film' 30 minute documentary.
* Exclusive commentary from Professor Peter W. Evans
* Original theatrical trailer
* Booklet containing essay and filmographies