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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

Academy Award Nominee for Best Foreign Language film 1973

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 41M

Director : Luis Buñuel
Writer : Luis Buñuel, Jean-Claude Carrière

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey
Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig
Delphine Seyrig
Mme Thevenot
Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur
M. Thevenot
Bulle Ogier
Bulle Ogier
Florence
Stéphane Audran
Stéphane Audran
Alice Sénéchal
Jean-Pierre Cassel
Jean-Pierre Cassel
M. Sénéchal
Julien Bertheau
Julien Bertheau
Monseigneur Dufour
Claude Piéplu
Claude Piéplu
Le Colonel
Michel Piccoli
Michel Piccoli
Le Ministre
François Maistre
François Maistre
Delecluze
Pierre Maguelon
Pierre Maguelon
Le sergent de police
Maxence Mailfort
Maxence Mailfort
Traum-Sergeant
Milena Vukotić
Milena Vukotić
Ines
Maria Gabriella Maione
Maria Gabriella Maione
Terroristin
Muni
Muni
Bäuerin
Georges Douking
Georges Douking
Gärtner
Christian Baltauss
Christian Baltauss
Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Bernard Musson
Bernard Musson
Serveur
Jacques Rispal
Jacques Rispal
Un gendarme
Robert le Béal
Robert le Béal
Couturier
Robert Benoît
Robert Benoît
(uncredited)
Anne-Marie Deschodt
Anne-Marie Deschodt
(uncredited)
Ellen Bahl
Ellen Bahl
(uncredited)
Jean-Michel Dhermay
Jean-Michel Dhermay
(uncredited)
Jean Degrave
Jean Degrave
(uncredited)
Sébastien Floche
Sébastien Floche
(uncredited)
Claude Jaeger
Claude Jaeger
(uncredited)
Pierre Lary
Pierre Lary
(uncredited)
Alix Mahieux
Alix Mahieux
(uncredited)
Robert Party
Robert Party
(uncredited)
Amparo Soler Leal
Amparo Soler Leal
(uncredited)
Madeleine Bouchez
Madeleine Bouchez
Une cliente du salon de thé (uncredited)
Roger Caccia
Roger Caccia
Le pianiste du salon de thé (uncredited)
Olivier Bauchet
Olivier Bauchet
François Guilloteau
François Guilloteau
Jean-Claude Jarry
Jean-Claude Jarry
Jean Revel
Jean Revel
Diane Vernon
Diane Vernon

Crews

Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Director
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Screenplay
Serge Silberman
Serge Silberman
Producer
Jean-Claude Carrière
Jean-Claude Carrière
Screenplay
Edmond Richard
Edmond Richard
Director of Photography
Hélène Plemiannikov
Hélène Plemiannikov
Editor
Jacqueline Guyot
Jacqueline Guyot
Costume Design
Odette Berroyer
Odette Berroyer
Makeup Artist
Fernande Hugi
Fernande Hugi
Makeup Artist
Jean Lara
Jean Lara
Unit Manager
Ulrich Picard
Ulrich Picard
Production Manager
Arnie Gelbart
Arnie Gelbart
Assistant Director
Pierre Lary
Pierre Lary
Assistant Director
Albert Rajau
Albert Rajau
Assistant Art Director
François Suné
François Suné
Property Master
Luis Buñuel
Luis Buñuel
Sound Effects
Gina Pignier
Gina Pignier
Assistant Editor
Pierre Lefait
Pierre Lefait
Location Manager
Suzanne Durrenberger
Suzanne Durrenberger
Script
Jacques Carrère
Jacques Carrère
Sound Mixer
Bernard Noisette
Bernard Noisette
Camera Operator
Guy Villette
Guy Villette
Sound Engineer
Pierre Guffroy
Pierre Guffroy
Production Design
Albert Rajau
Albert Rajau
Assistant Production Design

Trailers and other movies

THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE | Official Trailer | STUDIOCANAL International

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