Amongst the slate of January releases is the iconic 1967 Luis Bunuel film, Belle Du Jour starring the mesmerizing Catherine Deneuve. To celebrate the Blu-Ray release of this famous psycho-sexual tale of existential longing, Criterion has issued another in its series of Three Reasons vids. Essentially, these are trailers for their releases that focus on three aspects of a film they love.
In addition to a great visual peek at Belle Du Jour, the Criterion site is now featuring a terrific essay by Village Voice writer, Melissa Anderson on the making of the film and the affect it had on both the star and the director. It's an interesting study of the film fit both for the first time viewer and the seasoned vet who'd like to dig a bit deeper into Deneuve's famous character, the damaged housewife, Severine.
You can watch the video for Criterion's Belle Du Jour: Three Reasons below.
Great movie. Have you seen Potiche? That's a pretty great film with the exception of the sagginess of the final act which is almost completely redeemed because of the "musical" ending. Geting back to Belle Du Jour, I like how "silent" the film is...it makes the sounds in the movie especially intense.
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