The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Movie Review 1972

Bunuel in top form, satirizing modern society. These six characters are forever sitting down to dinner, yet they never eat. Dreams and reality, actual or contrived, prevent their feast.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.
Originally from French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Director/Star Teams: Bunuel & F. Rey, Satire & Parody, 4 Bones

Screenplay

Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere

Cast

Milena Vukotic, Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli, Stephane Audran, Luis Bunuel

Cinematography

Edmond Richard

Director

Luis Bunuel

Producer

20th Century-Fox

Awards

Oscars 1972: Foreign Film; British Acad. 1973: Actress (Seyrig), Screenplay; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1972: Director (Bunuel), Film.