Severine is a beautiful young woman married to a doctor. She loves her husband dearly, but cannot bring herself to be physically intimate with him. She indulges instead in erotic fantasies to entertain her sexual desires and takes an unexpected step even for herself. Severine becomes a prostitute, working in a brothel in the afternoons while remaining chaste in her marriage. The most famous film by Buñuel creates a seamless blend of reality and fantasy making it a complex and multifaceted study of desire.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 46 min.
- Country, year
- France, 1967
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- French
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- Luis Buñuel
- Screenplay
- Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière
- Producers
- Henri Baum, Robert Hakim, Raymond Hakim
- Cinematography
- Sasha Vierny
- Cast
- Catherine Deneuve, Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Romanian Days Award (Best Feature Film) · Pasinetti Award (Best Film)
Director
Luis Buñuel
Beauty of the Day (1967)
