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Belle de jourOther

by Luis Buñuel

Who uses, recommends or left Belle de jour, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.

6 people

Pablo Larraín
Chilean filmmaker whose films on Chile under Pinochet include Tony Manero (2008), No (2012) and El Conde (2023); he also directed Jackie (2016), Spencer (2021) and Maria (2024).
loved

I haven’t seen Belle de jour in a long time, but it blew my mind, and I’m sure a lot of people feel the same.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Pablo Larraín, the entry for Belle de jour.

2021-12-13·criterion.com ↗

Dustin O'Halloran
American composer and pianist; one half of the ambient duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen, he records solo piano albums and scores film and television, and won a 2015 Emmy for the main title theme of Transparent.
loved

Belle de jour is such a beautiful and erotic film.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Dustin O'Halloran, the entry for Belle de jour.

2021-06-24·criterion.com ↗

Amy Seimetz
American actress and filmmaker; wrote and directed Sun Don't Shine (2012) and She Dies Tomorrow (2020), co-created The Girlfriend Experience (2016) and acted in Upstream Color (2013).
loved

And I love Belle de jour, about the inner life of a housewife who fantasizes about being a prostitute. I think that’s probably my favorite of his films.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Amy Seimetz, the entry for Belle de jour.

2020-09-04·criterion.com ↗

Ali Abbasi
Iranian-Swedish-Danish filmmaker of Border (2018), which won Un Certain Regard at Cannes, Holy Spider (2022) and The Apprentice (2024); directed two episodes of The Last of Us (2023).
loved

Belle de jour is everything that’s great about him and more. It’s also actually really entertaining.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Ali Abbasi, the entry for Belle de jour.

2018-11-12·criterion.com ↗

Atom Egoyan
Armenian-Canadian filmmaker of the Toronto New Wave; made Exotica (1994) and The Sweet Hereafter (1997), which earned him Oscar nominations for directing and adapted screenplay.
loved

There are many Buñuel titles in the Criterion Collection, but I chose Belle de jour because it remains so beguiling.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by Atom Egoyan, the entry for Belle de jour.

2015-01-28·criterion.com ↗

William Friedkin
American director (1935 to 2023) of the New Hollywood era; won the Academy Award for The French Connection (1971) and directed The Exorcist (1973) and Sorcerer (1977).
liked

Belle de jour is truly subversive in its satiric depiction of middle- class society, the church, and our social mores.

Criterion Collection Top 10 list by William Friedkin, the entry for Belle de jour.

2012-10-30·criterion.com ↗

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