Séverine Serizy
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Séverine Serizy is the bourgeois housewife and enigmatic protagonist of Luis Buñuel’s film "Belle de Jour," known for leading a double life as a daytime prostitute while struggling with her repressed desires.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Belle de Jour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic guilt
ⓘ
themes of fetishism ⓘ themes of humiliation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Séverine (Belle de jour novel character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Joseph Kessel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
bourgeois morality
ⓘ
masochistic fantasy ⓘ repressed desire ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
enigmatic
ⓘ
reserved ⓘ sexually repressed ⓘ |
| costumeSymbolism | elegant conservative clothing ⓘ |
| createdBy | Luis Buñuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doubleLifeContrast | respectable wife vs. daytime prostitute ⓘ |
| employer | Madame Anaïs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmGenreContext | surrealist cinema ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Belle de Jour (1967 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasFantasyLife | sadomasochistic scenarios ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| leadsDoubleLifeAs | prostitute ⓘ |
| livesIn | comfortable bourgeois apartment ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | cinema ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | explores boundary between fantasy and reality ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableSceneType |
dream sequences
ⓘ
fantasy punishments ⓘ |
| occupation | housewife ⓘ |
| partOf | French New Wave–era cinema context ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Catherine Deneuve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipToHusband |
emotionally distant
GENERATED
ⓘ
sexually unfulfilled GENERATED ⓘ |
| setting | Paris ⓘ |
| socialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| spouse | Pierre Serizy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strugglesWith |
marital frigidity
ⓘ
repressed sexual desires ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
duality of respectability and desire
ⓘ
inner conflict of bourgeois women ⓘ |
| visitsBrothel | in secret ⓘ |
| worksAsProstitute | during daytime ⓘ |
| worksAt | Madame Anaïs’s brothel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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