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Wed, Feb 14, 2007
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Fri, Feb 16, 2007
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DIRECTOR: MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA
PORTUGAL/FRANCE
In a tribute to cinema greats Luis Buñuel and Jean–Claude Carrière, prolific Portuguese auteur Manoel de Oliveira's latest film serves as a witty sequel to Buñuel's erotic 1967 masterpiece Belle de Jour. Séverine (originally played by Catherine Deneuve, and now by Bulle Ogier) has a secret—her adulterous stint as a prostitute at a high–level brothel, fueled by an irrepressible desire for violent and aggressive sex. Thirty–eight years later, Henri (Michel Piccoli), friend to Séverine's late husband Pierre, spots a woman he believes to be Séverine and follows her through Paris. Upon confirming her identity, he convinces Séverine to meet with him, uprooting her long–suppressed history. Belle Toujours, succeeding both as homage and another original vision from a now 98–year–old master, reminds us that the past may be distant, but it cannot be eluded forever. In French with English subtitles. ( 70 min )
Selected Filmography: The Rite of Spring (63), The Satin Slipper (85), The Divine Comedy (91), The Letter (99), A Talking Picture (03).
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