''Belle Toujours'' is a 2006 French-language Portuguese film directed by Manoel de Oliveira. It was Portugal's submission to the

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for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It is a sequel to the film '' Belle de Jour'' (1967).

Plot

Severine and Henri are reunited decades after their earlier encounter in

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's 1967 film, '' Belle de Jour''. Severine is reluctant to see Henri again, yet he is adamant about seeing her again. She resents that by seeing her former blackmailer she has to confront her past of adultery and prostitution. Nevertheless, she is curious to know whether Henri revealed her secret life to her paralysed doctor husband as he was dying.

Reception

The film was generally well received. It holds a 71% "fresh" rating on

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based on 42 reviews, with an average score of 6.29/10. The site's consensus reads: "An unexpectedly moving sequel to Luis Bunuel's ''Belle du Jour'', ''Belle Toujours'' is a short and sweet elegy on aging, sexuality, and the power of cinema". Philip French writing in ''

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'' described the film as "caviar to the general, but an elegant treat for cinephiles." '' Time Out'' said that the film offers "a deceptive, philosophical and cautionary meditation, not only on age, appetite, pleasure, betrayal, mendacity, revenge and disillusionment but also in idle curiosity.". 20–26 November 2008.

Nominations

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*Best Film – Manoel de Oliveira LUX Prize 2007 *Best Film The film was also in the Official Selection of the

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, screened in the "Out of Competition" section.

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* 2006 drama films 2006 films Films directed by Manoel de Oliveira Films shot in Paris 2000s French-language films Portuguese sequel films Portuguese drama films {{Portugal-film-stub

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