The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

1972-09-15 France 101 Min. PG-13
7.5 827 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Fernando Rey is Don Rafael
Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig is Simone Thévenot
Simone Thévenot
Paul Frankeur is François Thévenot
François Thévenot
Stéphane Audran is Alice Sénéchal
Alice Sénéchal
Bulle Ogier is Florence
Florence
Jean-Pierre Cassel is Henri Sénéchal
Henri Sénéchal
Julien Bertheau is Monsignor Dufour
Monsignor Dufour
Michel Piccoli is Interior Minister
Interior Minister
François Maistre is Inspector Delecluze
Inspector Delecluze
Pierre Maguelon is Police Sergeant
Police Sergeant
Maxence Mailfort is Sergeant Recounting Dream
Sergeant Recounting Dream