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Jan 23, 2017CurlyWhirly rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
You know, had this dreary "whore-by-day-good-little-wife-by-night" story (from 1967) been directed by an American film-maker, instead of a foreigner, then, to be sure, its puzzling reputation of being lauded as a cinematic "masterpiece" wouldn't have endured, as it has, for 50 years now. No. It wouldn't. Believe me - Belle de Jour's story about a frigid, empty-headed woman's walk-on-the-wild-side certainly had some promising potential - But, when put into the incompetent hands of that over-rated, hack-director, Luis Bunuel - It was the driest, most antiseptic look at modern-day whoredom that you could ever imagine possible. And, speaking about the gorgeous, 24-year-old actress, Catherine Deneuve as the Severine/Belle de Jour character - (Me-oh-my!) - If only this vacuous beauty could have acted even half a good as she looked, then, yes, this agonizingly dismal picture might have actually been elevated into something worth tolerating.