Geneviève Page as the brothel-keeper Madame Anais with Catherine Deneuve in Luis Buñuel’s Belle de Jour, 1967 - Alamy Geneviève Page, who has died aged 97, was a luminous, spirited French actress who ...

Belle de Jour explores the dual life of Séverine, a young housewife who leads a conventional existence with her husband while secretly working at a brothel. As she navigates her hidden desires and the ...

Close-up shot of Catherine Deneuve lying in bed in Belle de Jour Image via Euro International Films The world of sex work has been the subject of movies for decades, whether told in coded language or ...