The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 comedy-drama film directed by Luis Buñuel from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of bourgeois people attempting—despite continual interruptions—to dine together. The French-language film stars Fernando Rey, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Julien Bertheau, and Milena Vukotic.
Plot
A 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. Once they arrive, Alice Sénéchal is surprised to see them and explains 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.
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
- Jean Revel
- 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