Belle de Jour 1967 POLV-3003 Japan LD Deneuve Bunuel 昼顔 Polydor NO OBI

This is the Japanese LaserDisc release of Luis Buñuel's Belle de Jour (昼顔), published by Polydor K.K. and distributed in Japan. This is a single-disc release from 1987/1990 (IP 90-10-25 pressing date on spine). No OBI strip is present. The cover shows moderate surface wear including scuffing and edge wear to the white border areas, which should be factored into condition expectations. The disc itself appears clean.

Format Details:

Catalog #: POLV-3003

Publisher: Polydor K.K. (ポリドール株式会社), Made in Japan

Format: CLV, 1 disc, 100 minutes

Aspect Ratio: Standard Size (スタンダード・サイズ / full frame)

Audio: Mono (モノラル)

Video: Color / NTSC

Subtitles: Japanese superimposed (字幕スーパー)

Year/Country of Film: 1967, France

About the Film:

Belle de Jour was directed by Luis Buñuel and stars Catherine Deneuve in one of her most iconic and enigmatic roles as Séverine, a bourgeois Parisian housewife who secretly spends her afternoons working at a high-end brothel. The cast also includes Jean Sorel, Michel Piccoli, Geneviève Page, Pierre Clémenti, and Macha Méril. The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and is widely considered one of the masterworks of surrealist cinema.

Condition:

Cover/sleeve: Moderate wear — visible surface scuffing and edge wear on white borders; no splits or tears

OBI strip: Not present

Disc: Clean, no visible scratches; Polydor label shows clearly on Side 1

No factory seal — open/used copy

No additional inserts noted from photos

Shipping:

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