| Audio | LPCM Audio 1152 kbps 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1152 kbps / 24-bit |
| Subtitles | English |
| Languages | French |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.66:1 |
| Color | Color |
| Packaging | Keep case |
| Criterion Collection Spine # | 593 |
| Distributor | The Criterion Collection |
| Licensor | Plaza Productions |
| Notes | Criterion Collection DVD edition Catherine Deneuve’s porcelain perfection hides a cracked interior in one of the actress’s most iconic roles: Séverine, a Paris housewife who begins secretly spending her afternoon hours working in a bordello. This surreal and erotic late-sixties daydream from provocateur for the ages Luis Buñuel is an examination of desire and fetishistic pleasure (its characters’ and its viewers’), as well as a gently absurdist take on contemporary social mores and class divisions. Fantasy and reality commingle in this burst of cinematic transgression, which was one of Buñuel’s biggest hits. New high-definition digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition Audio commentary featuring Michael Wood, author of the BFI Film Classics book Belle de jour New video piece featuring writer and sexual-politics activist Susie Bright and film scholar Linda Williams New interview with screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière Segment from the French television program Cinéma, featuring interviews with Carrière and actress Catherine Deneuve Original and rerelease trailers New English subtitle translation PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic Melissa Anderson and a 1970s interview with director Luis Buñuel New cover by David Downton |
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