The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
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1972
1h 41m
7.5(871 votes)
Comedy

Overview

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.

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38 members
Acting

Fernando Rey

Don Rafael

Fernando Rey
Acting

Delphine Seyrig

Simone Thévenot

Delphine Seyrig
Acting

Paul Frankeur

François Thévenot

Paul Frankeur
Acting

Stéphane Audran

Alice Sénéchal

Stéphane Audran
Acting

Bulle Ogier

Florence

Bulle Ogier
Acting

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Henri Sénéchal

Jean-Pierre Cassel
Acting

Julien Bertheau

Monsignor Dufour

Julien Bertheau
Acting

Claude Piéplu

Colonel

Claude Piéplu
Acting

Michel Piccoli

Interior Minister

Michel Piccoli
Acting

François Maistre

Inspector Delecluze

François Maistre
Acting

Pierre Maguelon

Police Sergeant

Pierre Maguelon
Acting

Maxence Mailfort

Sergeant Recounting Dream

Maxence Mailfort
Acting

Milena Vukotić

Ines

Milena Vukotić
Acting

Maria Gabriella Maione

Guerrilla

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Muni

Peasant

Muni
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Georges Douking

Gardener

Georges Douking
Acting

Christian Baltauss

Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin

Christian Baltauss
Acting

Bernard Musson

Waiter

Bernard Musson
Acting

Jacques Rispal

Gendarme

Jacques Rispal
Acting

Robert Le Béal

Couturier

Robert Le Béal
Acting

Robert Benoît

(uncredited)

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Anne-Marie Deschodt

(uncredited)

Anne-Marie Deschodt
Acting

Ellen Bahl

(uncredited)

Ellen Bahl
Acting

Jean-Michel Dhermay

(uncredited)

Jean-Michel Dhermay
Acting

Jean Degrave

(uncredited)

Jean Degrave
Acting

Sébastien Floche

(uncredited)

Sébastien Floche
Production

Claude Jaeger

(uncredited)

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Directing

Pierre Lary

(uncredited)

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Alix Mahieux

(uncredited)

Alix Mahieux
Acting

Robert Party

(uncredited)

Robert Party
Acting

Amparo Soler Leal

(uncredited)

Amparo Soler Leal
Acting

Madeleine Bouchez

Tea Salon Patron (uncredited)

Madeleine Bouchez
Acting

Roger Caccia

Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)

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Olivier Bauchet

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François Guilloteau

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Jean-Claude Jarry

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Jean Revel

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Diane Vernon

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