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Renata Adler, New York Times: Every detail has been so carefully thought out that seeing it again is like seeing it in another key. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: A delicacy, a passionate and compassionate study of erotica. Read more
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: Of all the supposedly challenging attractions playing locally in our supposedly more enlightened era, the most compellingly erotic and entertaining spectacle is still provided by Belle de Jour Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Much of the film works because of the capable acting of Deneuve. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: It is possibly the best-known erotic film of modern times, perhaps the best. Read more
Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: A wise, enormously enjoyable film about the power of fantasy -- a toast to the importance of dreams. Read more
Michael Atkinson, Village Voice: This silly little masterpiece regards Deneuve as the goddess of light she really was -- a figment of our collective appetite for the unreal. Read more
Rita Kempley, Washington Post: The director may have been ahead of his time, but he displays no more compassion for his characters than a psycho killer shows for his victims. Read more