The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972 · directed by Luis Buñuel

Rating

84/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), directed by Luis Buñuel, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Fernando Rey
• Delphine Seyrig
• Paul Frankeur
• Stéphane Audran
• Bulle Ogier
• Jean-Pierre Cassel
• Julien Bertheau
• Claude Piéplu
• Michel Piccoli
• François Maistre

Crew

• Edmond Richard — Director of Photography
• Hélène Plemiannikov — Editor
• Jean-Claude Carrière — Screenplay
• Luis Buñuel — Screenplay

More from Luis Buñuel

1. Viridiana (1962) — 95/100 · hit
2. Él (1953) — 87/100 · hit
3. Simon of the Desert (1965) — 86/100 · hit
4. Un Chien Andalou (1929) — 85/100 · short, not counted
5. The Young and the Damned (1950) — 85/100 · hit
6. The Exterminating Angel (1962) — 85/100 · hit

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