The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.
Director:
Luis Buñuel
Writers:
Jean-Claude Carrière, Luis Buñuel.
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Fernando Rey as Don Rafael |
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Delphine Seyrig as Simone Thévenot |
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Paul Frankeur as François Thévenot |
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Stéphane Audran as Alice Sénéchal |
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Bulle Ogier as Florence |
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Jean-Pierre Cassel as Henri Sénéchal |
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Julien Bertheau as Monsignor Dufour |
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Claude Piéplu as Colonel |
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Michel Piccoli as Interior Minister |
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François Maistre as Inspector Delecluze |
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Pierre Maguelon as Police Sergeant |
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Maxence Mailfort as Sergeant Recounting Dream |
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Milena Vukotić as Ines |
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Maria Gabriella Maione as Guerrilla |
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Muni as Peasant |
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Georges Douking as Gardener |
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Christian Baltauss as Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin |
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Bernard Musson as Waiter |
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Jacques Rispal as Gendarme |
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Robert Le Béal as Couturier |
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Robert Benoît as (uncredited) |
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Anne-Marie Deschodt as (uncredited) |
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Ellen Bahl as (uncredited) |
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Jean-Michel Dhermay as (uncredited) |
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Jean Degrave as (uncredited) |
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Sébastien Floche as (uncredited) |
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Claude Jaeger as (uncredited) |
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Pierre Lary as (uncredited) |
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Alix Mahieux as (uncredited) |
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Robert Party as (uncredited) |
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Amparo Soler Leal as (uncredited) |
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Madeleine Bouchez as Tea Salon Patron (uncredited) |
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Roger Caccia as Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited) |
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Olivier Bauchet as |
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François Guilloteau as |
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Jean-Claude Jarry as |
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Jean Revel as |
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Diane Vernon as |
| Camera | Edmond Richard | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jacqueline Guyot | Costume Design |
| Editing | Hélène Plemiannikov | Editor |
| Directing | Luis Buñuel | Director |
| Writing | Jean-Claude Carrière | Screenplay |
| Production | Serge Silberman | Producer |
| Writing | Luis Buñuel | Screenplay |
| Art | Albert Rajau | Assistant Production Design |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
| Production | Jean Lara | Unit Manager |
| Art | Albert Rajau | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fernande Hugi | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Arnie Gelbart | Assistant Director |
| Production | Pierre Lefait | Location Manager |
| Directing | Pierre Lary | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Luis Buñuel | Sound Effects |
| Art | François Suné | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Odette Berroyer | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Gina Pignier | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ulrich Picard | Production Manager |
| Camera | Bernard Noisette | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Jacques Carrère | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Guy Villette | Sound Engineer |
| Directing | Suzanne Durrenberger | Script Supervisor |
