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Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Buñuel) “Sex without religion is like cooking an egg without salt. Sin gives more chances to desire.” -Luis Buñuel

Catherine Deneuve in Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Buñuel)

“Sex without religion is like cooking an egg without salt. Sin gives more chances to desire.”

-Luis Buñuel

Catherine Deneuve on promotional tour for Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Bunuel) “I prefer to be associated with Belle de Jour than a lot of other things, frankly. I think it’s a great film. I was very lucky to do films like that, and like Umbrellas of Cherbourg, at a young age. I think it was great luck for an actor to be involved with very important directors young, because it gives you another view of cinema.” What, in particular, did they teach her? “It’s not what they taught me,” she says, “it’s what I learned through the making of the film. It’s like being with intelligent people - it’s very difficult to say or to know what you’ve learned, because sometimes you learn without them trying to say anything. I suppose you always read things differently, you see things differently, when you’ve done films like that.” (via)

Catherine Deneuve on promotional tour for Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Bunuel)

“I prefer to be associated with Belle de Jour than a lot of other things, frankly. I think it’s a great film. I was very lucky to do films like that, and like Umbrellas of Cherbourg, at a young age. I think it was great luck for an actor to be involved with very important directors young, because it gives you another view of cinema.”

What, in particular, did they teach her? “It’s not what they taught me,” she says, “it’s what I learned through the making of the film. It’s like being with intelligent people - it’s very difficult to say or to know what you’ve learned, because sometimes you learn without them trying to say anything. I suppose you always read things differently, you see things differently, when you’ve done films like that.”

(via)

Czech poster art for Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Bunuel) Artist: Karel Machálek

Czech poster art for Belle de Jour (1967, dir. Luis Bunuel) Artist: Karel Machálek

Poster art: Czech edition (click on individual posters for artist/film info) (via)