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Belle de jour

by

Type
Studies
Subject
One Film
Keywords
Luis Buñuel
Publishing date
Publisher
BFI Publishing
Collection
BFI Film Classics
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback96 pages
5 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches (13.5 x 18.5 cm)
ISBN-10
ISBN-13
0-85170-823-4
978-0-85170-823-2
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Book Presentation:
This is an examination of Louis Bunuel's Belle de Jour, a piece about a bourgeoise wife who lives a secret afternoon life as a prostitute. The book examines the film and its reflections on truth, fiction and fantasy, and its social insight on the tale of a woman clearing her mind of its ghosts.

About the Author:
Michael Wood, Chair of the English department at Princeton University, is author of America in the Movies (Columbia University Press, 1989), as well as books on Nabokov and Stendhal.

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