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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Genres

Comedy

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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.

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Budget

$800000

Revenue

$103230

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.476/10

Release Date

15 September 1972

Country

France

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

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

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

Claude Jaeger

(uncredited)

Pierre Lary

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

Roger Caccia

Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)

Olivier Bauchet

Olivier Bauchet

François Guilloteau

François Guilloteau

Jean-Claude Jarry

Jean-Claude Jarry

Jean Revel

Jean Revel

Diane Vernon

Diane Vernon

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