The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ★★★★ Le Charme Discret de la Bourgeoisie 1972 (R)

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. 100m/C VHS, DVD . FR Milena Vukotic, Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Bulle Ogier, Michel Piccoli, Stephane Audran, Luis Bunuel; D: Luis Bunuel; W: Luis Bunuel, Jean-Claude Carriere; C: Edmond Richard. Oscars '72: Foreign Film; British Acad. '73: Actress (Seyrig), Screenplay; Natl. Soc. Film Critics '72: Director (Bunuel), Film.

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