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At 118 now after Belle De Jour. Erotic, with the still beautiful Catherine Deneuve giving life to an enigmatic character. This is the female version of a Great Stone Face performance, and it's fascinating to see her becoming a prostitute, probably partially due to fulfilling the male fantasy of seeing a supposedly viturous housewife becoming sexual on my part. The way fantasy and reality are cut together is fluid, suggesting the stronghold that Deneuve's sexual desires have on her life. I love every fantasy sequence of the film--most are deadly funny--but unsure if the flashbacks were necessary; they hint at a tortured childhood, which in my mind, detracts from the mystery surrounding her. Still a very compelling film with surrealist touches that are not only integral to the movie, but make sense without much explanation as well.
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