The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972
1h 41min

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Storyline

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
    Released
    15 September 1972
    Runtime
    1h 41min
    Director
    Budget
    $800,000
    Revenue
    $103,230
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    French
    Production
    Greenwich Film Production
Cast
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig
Delphine Seyrig
Simone Thévenot
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur
François Thévenot
Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran
Alice Sénéchal
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier
Florence
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Henri Sénéchal
Julien Bertheau
Julien Bertheau
Monsignor Dufour
Claude Piéplu
Claude Piéplu
Colonel
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Interior Minister
François Maistre
François Maistre
Inspector Delecluze
Pierre Maguelon
Pierre Maguelon
Police Sergeant
Maxence Mailfort
Maxence Mailfort
Sergeant Recounting Dream
Milena Vukotić
Milena Vukotić
Ines
Maria Gabriella Maione
Guerrilla
Muni
Muni
Peasant
Georges Douking
Georges Douking
Gardener
Christian Baltauss
Christian Baltauss
Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Bernard Musson
Bernard Musson
Waiter
Jacques Rispal
Jacques Rispal
Gendarme
Robert Le Béal
Robert Le Béal
Couturier
Robert Benoît
(uncredited)
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Anne-Marie Deschodt
(uncredited)
Ellen Bahl
Ellen Bahl
(uncredited)
Jean-Michel Dhermay
Jean-Michel Dhermay
(uncredited)
Jean Degrave
Jean Degrave
(uncredited)
Sébastien Floche
Sébastien Floche
(uncredited)
Claude Jaeger
(uncredited)
Pierre Lary
(uncredited)
Alix Mahieux
Alix Mahieux
(uncredited)
Robert Party
Robert Party
(uncredited)
Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal
(uncredited)
Madeleine Bouchez
Madeleine Bouchez
Tea Salon Patron (uncredited)
Roger Caccia
Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)
Olivier Bauchet
Acting
François Guilloteau
Acting
Jean-Claude Jarry
Acting
Jean Revel
Acting
Diane Vernon
Acting
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