The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · 101 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy
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.
Directed by Luis Buñuel · Written by Luis Buñuel
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Fernando Rey Don Rafael -
Delphine Seyrig Simone Thévenot -
Paul Frankeur François Thévenot -
Stéphane Audran Alice Sénéchal -
Bulle Ogier Florence -
Jean-Pierre Cassel Henri Sénéchal -
Julien Bertheau Monsignor Dufour -
Claude Piéplu Colonel -
Michel Piccoli Interior Minister -
François Maistre Inspector Delecluze -
Pierre Maguelon Police Sergeant -
Maxence Mailfort Sergeant Recounting Dream
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