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Bookmark this pageThe Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
Director: Luis Buñuel
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Delightful if overrated comedy from Buñuel, flitting about from frustrating situation to frustrating situation as six characters in search of a meal never manage actually to eat it. Are they prevented by their own fantasies? by their lack of purpose? by their discreet charm? Buñuel never really lets us know, while managing to skip through some very funny scenes en route. But it does lack the savage bite and genuinely nightmarish feel of his earlier work (comparison with The Exterminating Angel shows up the later film's complacency), while the chic stylishness of the characters comes over as overbearing rather than satirically revealing.Author: GA
Cast & crew
Director: Luis Buñuel
Producer: Serge Silberman
Cast: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Stéphane Audran, Bulle Ogier, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Frankeur, Julien Bertheau, Michel Piccoli full cast
Rated: 15
Duration: 105 mins
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