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Le charme discret de la bourgeoisie (1972)
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22 October 1972 (USA) morePlot:
A surreal, virtually plotless series of dreams centered around six middle-class people and their consistently interrupted attempts to have a meal together. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
i was charmed... moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Fernando Rey | ... | Don Rafael Acosta | |
| Paul Frankeur | ... | M. Thevenot | |
| Delphine Seyrig | ... | Simone Thévenot | |
| Bulle Ogier | ... | Florence | |
| Stéphane Audran | ... | Alice Sénéchal (as Stephane Audran) | |
| Jean-Pierre Cassel | ... | Henri Sénéchal | |
| Julien Bertheau | ... | Mgr Dufour | |
| Milena Vukotic | ... | Ines | |
| Maria Gabriella Maione | ... | Guerilla | |
| Claude Piéplu | ... | Colonel | |
| Muni | ... | Peasant | |
| Pierre Maguelon | ... | Sgt de police | |
| François Maistre | ... | Delecluze | |
| Michel Piccoli | ... | Ministre | |
| Ellen Bahl |
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (Canada: English title) (USA)El discreto encanto de la burguesía (Spain)
Il fascino discreto della borghesia (Italy)
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102 minColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | West Germany:16 (f) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG | Australia:PG | UK:AA (original rating)Fun Stuff
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Director Trademark: [Luis Buñuel] [insects]Cockroaches emerge out of the piano during the torture scene in prison moreFAQ
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Leave it to Luis Bunuel to hit the head of the nail like he did here. The style and mood created by this movie is immaculate. It is a satirical look at complete bedlam through the eyes of our meticulous & pedantic champions. His camera, dialog, settings - everything stays true to his bourgeois focal point. And nowhere do you ever see them or the camera frame lose their cool - even with the world in shambles at every turn. They simply walk through this movie the way blind persons would a construction site.
I've heard it said many times that Bunuel made the bourgeois class enemy number one throughout his lifetime - that, and the catholic church, who also receives a fair share of ridicule in the picture. While this movie is more like a dark comedy there is also, I believe, a strong spiritual/philosophical/& moral whatever statement here: That the world and all its unanswerable/unknowable/ & unwatchable chaos can not be simply pushed aside. You can not brush off the dirt and consider yourself above or separate from it. You are part of the whole, and you are most likely viewed as an ass by 95% of the rest of us to consider yourself otherwise. That IS something to laugh at. Bunuel's life and work was a heroic statement against such an unlikely target. It's Bunuel's arsenal of genius versus the impenetrable ignorance of this giant. Bunuel begrudgingly makes them the protagonists, but betrays them ever so slyly. I love it - a masterpiece.