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Belle de jour (1967)

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• In the rape scene, her dress was fitted with Velcro to give off a tearing sound as it was ripped away.
  
  
• In most subtitled versions of the film, an italicized font is used to help the audience spot Séverine's fantasies from reality.
  
  
• According to Luis Buñuel scholar Julie Jones, Buñuel once said that he himself doesn't know what the end exactly means.
  
  

• Director Cameo: [Luis Buñuel] Sitting in the outdoor café when the Duke gets off his carriage.
  
  
• "Belle de jour" is a day lily in French, a flower that blooms only by day, as Severine is available only during the afternoons.
  
  

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