Séverine is a young woman leading an orderly life, married to a wealthy and respected surgeon. Despite the love in her marriage, she struggles with repressed sexual desires. Giving in to these desires, she begins working secretly at a brothel, where she goes by the name “Belle de Jour.” This secret life she leads by day spirals out of control when she meets Marcel, a young and passionate man. As the boundaries between Séverine’s desires, fantasies, and real life grow increasingly blurred, the events that unfold irrevocably transform her marriage and her life.
