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Review title: A rather neglected history of the movie
Product review: At the time Belle de Jour came out censorship was rampant everywhere, even in France. So the movie had to undergo a range of cuts depending on the countries where it was to be shown (usually in adult theaters). For the VHS version it seems the producers cut out all of the scenes that had once been censored and added some cuts of their own to make it acceptable everywhere, even on TV.Of course in this way the viewer misses much of the sense of the movie. For instance, does anybody who saw the VHS (or the DVD) version know why Severine smiles after her meeting with the china man with his musical box?Further it's true that the DVD looks like it originated from a much abused VHS copy with nothing apparently done to improve its quality. But to restore the movie close to the director's first intent you'd have to dig out what's left of the original materials (after so many years there might be a lot missing) and do a full re-editing job. Would it be worth it?
