Beauty of the Day (1967) | |
| Director(s) | Luis Buñuel |
| Producer(s) | Raymond Hakim, Robert Hakim |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
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Beauty of the Day (1967) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Luis Buñuel and produced by Raymond Hakim and Robert Hakim.
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In most subtitled versions of the film, an italicized font is used to help the audience spot Séverine's fantasies from reality.
"Belle de jour" is a day lily in French, a flower that blooms only by day, as Severine is available only during the afternoons. "Belle de jour" is also a sort of pun, as it reminds us of "belle de nuit", an euphemism for prostitute.
The comment by Pierre Serizy, "Semen retentum venenum est" is in Latin, and could be roughly translated as "To retain one's semen is poisonous" or "To retain one's semen will allow it to eat away at one like a poison."
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"Belle de jour" is a day lily in French, a flower that blooms only by day, as Severine is available only during the afternoons. "Belle de jour" is also a sort of pun, as it reminds us of "belle de nuit", an euphemism for prostitute.
The comment by Pierre Serizy, "Semen retentum venenum est" is in Latin, and could be roughly translated as "To retain one's semen is poisonous" or "To retain one's semen will allow it to eat away at one like a poison."
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