A shallow, provincial wife finds her relationship with her preoccupied husband strained by romantic notions, leading her further towards Paris and the country wilderness.
Directed by Louis Malle
free love
self-discovery
lover
women's sexual identity
seduction
selbf-doubt
moonlight
dijon france
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
Cast
Jeanne Moreau
Jeanne Tournier
Alain Cuny
Henri Tournier
José Luis de Vilallonga
Raoul Flores
Jean-Marc Bory
Bernard Dubois-Lambert
Judith Magre
Maggy Thiebaut-Leroy
Gaston Modot
Coudray
Michèle Girardon
Secretary
Claude Mansard
Marcelot
Lucienne Hamon
Chantal
Pierre Frag
Gib Grossac
Jean-Claude Brialy
Boy on a ride (uncredited)
Crew
Louis Malle
Director
Johannes Brahms
Original Music Composer
Kenout Peltier
Editor
Henri Decaë
Director of Photography
Bernard Evein
Production Design
Jacques Saulnier
Set Decoration
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Alain Cavalier
Assistant Director
Serge Baudo
Conductor
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
Julien Cloutier
9.0★ · 12/18/25
“I've always known you. I've known only you.”
Louis Malle is very quickly becoming one of my favourite filmmakers.
“I've always known you. I've known only you.”
Louis Malle is very quickly becoming one of my favourite filmmakers.
transcendentalbooks
7.0★ · 08/07/25
القصة لطيفة بس الاندسكيب بلقطة الاخيرة خرافي عشقت الزوم اوت هذا
القصة لطيفة بس الاندسكيب بلقطة الاخيرة خرافي عشقت الزوم اوت هذا
Ayeshoo
gentle. melodious. a glimpse. a glance. *i will *by mitski.
gentle. melodious. a glimpse. a glance. *i will *by mitski.
jo jo
8.0★ · 09/28/24
there was something so pure about the boat scene and sex scene </3
there was something so pure about the boat scene and sex scene </3
Mel RygusPRO
4.5★ · 02/16/24
So desperately wants what Belle de Jour has!
Watched as part of the Criterion Challenge: 13/52#44. 1950s
So desperately wants what Belle de Jour has!
Watched as part of the Criterion Challenge: 13/52#44. 1950s
