The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Directed by Luis Buñuel

Produced by Greenwich Film Production

1972101 min7.5 / 10

A surrealist satire that uses the repeated failure of a dinner party to dismantle bourgeois pretension through dreamlike absurdity and anarchic 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.

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  • Is The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 98% of films.

  • Does The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.

  • Is The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.

  • Is The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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