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| 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 | |||
| Christian Baltauss | |||
| Olivier Bauchet | |||
| Robert Benoît | |||
| Anne-Marie Deschodt | |||
| Jean-Michel Dhermay | (as Michel Dhermay) | ||
| Georges Douking | ... | Jardinier | |
| Jean Degrave | |||
| Sébastien Floche | |||
| François Guilloteau | |||
| Claude Jaeger | |||
| Jean-Claude Jarry | |||
| Pierre Lary | |||
| Robert Le Béal | ... | Couturier (as Robert Le Beal) | |
| Alix Mahieux | |||
| Bernard Musson | ... | Serveur | |
| Maxence Mailfort | ... | Sergent qui raconte ses rêves | |
| Robert Party | |||
| Jean Revel | |||
| Jacques Rispal | ... | Un gendarme | |
| Amparo Soler Leal | (as Amparo Soler-Leal) | ||
| Diane Vernon |
Directed by | |||
| Luis Buñuel | (as Luis Bunuel) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Luis Buñuel | (written by) (as Luis Bunuel) & | |
| Jean-Claude Carrière | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Serge Silberman | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Edmond Richard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Hélène Plemiannikov | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Pierre Guffroy | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jacqueline Guyot | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Odette Berroyer | .... | makeup artist | |
| Fernande Hugi | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Ulrich Picard | .... | production manager (as Ully Pickard) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Arnie Gelbart | .... | assistant director | |
| Pierre Lary | .... | assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Albert Rajau | .... | assistant decorator | |
| François Sune | .... | property master | |
| René Ferracci | .... | poster designer (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Daniel Brisseau | .... | sound assistant | |
| Luis Buñuel | .... | sound effects (as Luis Bunuel) | |
| Jacques Carrère | .... | sound mixer (as Jacques Carrere) | |
| Jacqueline Porel | .... | recording technician (as J. Porel) | |
| Claude Villand | .... | assistant sound mixer | |
| Guy Villette | .... | sound engineer | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| André Clément | .... | assistant camera | |
| Alain Herpe | .... | assistant camera | |
| Yves Manciet | .... | still photographer | |
| Bernard Noisette | .... | camera operator | |
| Marcel Policard | .... | chief electrician | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jean Patou | .... | gowns: Delphine Seyrig | |
| Olympe Watelle | .... | assistant costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gina Pignier | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Jacqueline Dudilleux | .... | administrator | |
| Suzanne Durrenberger | .... | script girl | |
| Jean Lara | .... | general manager | |
| Pierre Lefait | .... | locations: exteriors | |
| René Menuset | .... | chief machinist | |
| Jacqueline Oblin | .... | accountant | |
| Jean Revel | .... | assistant locations: exterior | |
| Marie-Jane Ruel | .... | production secretary | |
| Jean-Jacques Schpoliansky | .... | assistant general manager | |
| Henri Stern | .... | furrier | |
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In Paris, the ambassador Don Rafael Acosta (Fernando Rey) of the South American country Miranda, who is also an smuggler of cocaine, comes to a dinner part in the house of Henri (Jean-Pierre Cassel) and Alice Sénéchal (Stephane Audran) with their common friends M. Thevenot (Paul Frankeur), his wife Simone Thévenot (Delphine Seyrig) and her sister Florence (Bulle Ogier) but on the day before the scheduled. Henri is not at home and they invite Alice to go with them to a restaurant close to her house, but an incident does not allow them to have meal together in the place. They reschedule another meal together many times, but problems occur in every occasion and they do not succeed in their intent.
"Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie" is one of the funniest movies of the master of the surrealism Luis Buñuel. This intellectual director was a great critic of the values of the Bourgeoisie Class and this movie is a witty joke, blurring the fears this class with reality and nightmare, and open to the most different interpretations. The empty, hypocrite and pointless existence of the Bourgeoisie Class is highlighted by the shallow interest of the characters in meal, sex, etiquette and money and their final journey to nowhere; or the behavior of the disloyal ambassador that betrays his friend having a love affair with his wife; smuggles cocaine using his diplomatic immunity; or shoots the toy of a terrorist in front of the Embassy of Miranda. Further, in 1972, the countries of South America lived under military dictatorship with many exiled people living in Paris, and the arrogant Don Rafael Acosta is hilarious denying the truth about his country. Buñuel does not spare the church in his satire, with the funny Monsignor Dufour trying to interfere in every subject without the appropriate knowledge. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Discreto Charme da Burguesia" ("The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie")