The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 French surrealist satirical dark comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel, who wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of French bourgeoisie and the fictional South American country of Miranda's ambassador to France attempting—despite continual interruptions—to dine together. The film stars Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Julien Bertheau and Milena Vukotic.
Plot
A French bourgeois couple, François and Simone Thévenot, accompany François's colleague Don Rafael Acosta (the ambassador from the South American nation of Miranda) and Simone's sister Florence to the house of the Sénéchals, the hosts of a dinner party. Alice Sénéchal is surprised to see them, explaining that she expected them the following evening and has no dinner prepared. The would-be guests then invite Alice to join them for dinner at a nearby inn. There, a waitress informs them that the restaurant is under new management. There are no diners inside, and the party hurriedly departs shortly after discovering a vigil for the manager, who died a few hours earlier, in an adjoining room.
Awards
Cast
- Alix Mahieux
- Amparo Soler Leal
- Anne-Marie Deschodt
- Bernard Musson
- Bulle Ogier
- Christian Baltauss
- Claude Piéplu
- Delphine Seyrig
- Ellen Bahl
- Fernando Rey
- François Maistre
- Georges Douking
- Jacques Rispal
- Jean Degrave
- Jean-Pierre Cassel
- Julien Bertheau
- Madeleine Bouchez
- Marguerite Muni
- Maria Gabriella Maione
- Maxence Mailfort
- Michel Piccoli
- Milena Vukotic
- Paul Frankeur
- Pierre Lary
- Pierre Maguelon
- Robert Benoit
- Robert Le Béal
- Robert Party
- Sébastien Floche
- Stéphane Audran