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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Original title: Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie
  • 19721972
  • PGPG
  • 1h 42m
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7.8/10
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Stéphane Audran, Paul Frankeur, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
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A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together.
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43K
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  • Director
    • Luis Buñuel
  • Writers
    • Luis Buñuel(scenario)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(with the collaboration of)
  • Stars
    • Fernando Rey
    • Delphine Seyrig
    • Paul Frankeur
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  • Director
    • Luis Buñuel
  • Writers
    • Luis Buñuel(scenario)
    • Jean-Claude Carrière(with the collaboration of)
  • Stars
    • Fernando Rey
    • Delphine Seyrig
    • Paul Frankeur
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    • 96User reviews
    • 99Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Stéphane Audran, Bulle Ogier, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
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    Paul Frankeur, Bulle Ogier, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
    Paul Frankeur, Bulle Ogier, Fernando Rey, and Delphine Seyrig in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

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    Fernando Rey
    Fernando Rey
    • Don Rafael Acosta
    Delphine Seyrig
    Delphine Seyrig
    • Simone Thévenot
    Paul Frankeur
    Paul Frankeur
    • François Thévenot
    Bulle Ogier
    Bulle Ogier
    • Florence
    Stéphane Audran
    Stéphane Audran
    • Alice Sénéchal
    • (as Stephane Audran)
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    Jean-Pierre Cassel
    • Henri Sénéchal
    Julien Bertheau
    Julien Bertheau
    • Monsignor Dufour
    Milena Vukotic
    Milena Vukotic
    • Ines
    Maria Gabriella Maione
    Maria Gabriella Maione
    • Guerrilla
    Claude Piéplu
    Claude Piéplu
    • Colonel
    Muni
    Muni
    • Peasant
    Pierre Maguelon
    Pierre Maguelon
    • Police Sergeant
    François Maistre
    François Maistre
    • Inspector Delecluze
    Michel Piccoli
    Michel Piccoli
    • Interior Minister
    Ellen Bahl
    Christian Baltauss
    • Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
    Olivier Bauchet
    Robert Benoît
      • Director
        • Luis Buñuel
      • Writers
        • Luis Buñuel(scenario)
        • Jean-Claude Carrière(with the collaboration of)
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      Storyline

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      • Trivia
        The movie includes three of Buñuel's recurring dreams: a dream of being on stage and forgetting his lines, a dream of meeting his dead cousin in the street and following him into a house full of cobwebs, and a dream of waking up to see his dead parents staring at him.
      • Goofs
        After Rafael gives the terrorist champagne, his position in the chair changes between shots.
      • Quotes

        Rafael Acosta: You're much better suited for making love than for making war. Vamos, muchacha. Vamos.

      • Connections
        Featured in Pour le cinéma: Episode dated 16 September 1972 (1972)

      User reviews96

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      Top review
      8/10
      The Empty, Hypocrite and Pointless Existence of the Bourgeoisie Class
      In Paris, the ambassador Don Rafael Acosta (Fernando Rey) of the South American country Miranda, who is also an smuggler of cocaine, comes to a dinner part in the house of Henri (Jean-Pierre Cassel) and Alice Sénéchal (Stephane Audran) with their common friends M. Thevenot (Paul Frankeur), his wife Simone Thévenot (Delphine Seyrig) and her sister Florence (Bulle Ogier) but on the day before the scheduled. Henri is not at home and they invite Alice to go with them to a restaurant close to her house, but an incident does not allow them to have meal together in the place. They reschedule another meal together many times, but problems occur in every occasion and they do not succeed in their intent.

      "Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie" is one of the funniest movies of the master of the surrealism Luis Buñuel. This intellectual director was a great critic of the values of the Bourgeoisie Class and this movie is a witty joke, blurring the fears this class with reality and nightmare, and open to the most different interpretations. The empty, hypocrite and pointless existence of the Bourgeoisie Class is highlighted by the shallow interest of the characters in meal, sex, etiquette and money and their final journey to nowhere; or the behavior of the disloyal ambassador that betrays his friend having a love affair with his wife; smuggles cocaine using his diplomatic immunity; or shoots the toy of a terrorist in front of the Embassy of Miranda. Further, in 1972, the countries of South America lived under military dictatorship with many exiled people living in Paris, and the arrogant Don Rafael Acosta is hilarious denying the truth about his country. Buñuel does not spare the church in his satire, with the funny Monsignor Dufour trying to interfere in every subject without the appropriate knowledge. My vote is eight.

      Title (Brazil): "O Discreto Charme da Burguesia" ("The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie")
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      • Release date
        • October 22, 1972 (United States)
      • Countries of origin
        • France
        • Italy
        • Spain
      • Languages
        • French
        • Spanish
        • Latin
      • Also known as
        • Diskretan sarm burzoazije
      • Filming locations
        • Paris, France
      • Production company
        • Greenwich Film Productions
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      Box office

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      • Budget
        • $800,000 (estimated)
      • Gross US & Canada
        • $18,225
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $6,075
        • Jun 26, 2022
      • Gross worldwide
        • $35,657
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 42 minutes
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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