If you loved Belle de Jour, try Tristana
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Tristana has roughly 3.7× fewer votes than Belle de Jour — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Luis Buñuel, and they both carry the bittersweet, foreign gem mood tags, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Belle de Jour, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
What Tristana is
A sheltered heiress falls under the roof of a charismatic older man who confuses affection with ownership. When her heart strays to a younger painter she schemes to slip from his grip by any means necessary. A late-period Buñuel comedy of control taught by a woman who learns it’s cheaper to steal a future than wait for charity.
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