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Scene from The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

A film by Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel’s wickedly funny and surreal satire of middle-class pretensions follows a group of affluent friends whose repeated attempts to share a meal are continually derailed by increasingly absurd and dreamlike interruptions. As reality dissolves into fantasy, Buñuel exposes the emptiness beneath their polished manners and self-satisfied civility — a scathing critique of class, conformity, and the illusions that sustain bourgeois life.
Director
Luis Buñuel
Cast
Fernando Rey
Delphine Seyrig
Bulle Ogier
Paul Frankeur

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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie — theatrical poster artwork