The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1972-09-15 France 101 Min. PG-13
7.476 837 votes
Comedy

Overview

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.

Cast

Fernando Rey is Don Rafael
Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig is Simone Thévenot
Simone Thévenot
Paul Frankeur is François Thévenot
François Thévenot
Stéphane Audran is Alice Sénéchal
Alice Sénéchal
Bulle Ogier is Florence
Florence
Jean-Pierre Cassel is Henri Sénéchal
Henri Sénéchal
Julien Bertheau is Monsignor Dufour
Monsignor Dufour
Claude Piéplu is Colonel
Colonel
Michel Piccoli is Interior Minister
Interior Minister
François Maistre is Inspector Delecluze
Inspector Delecluze
Pierre Maguelon is Police Sergeant
Police Sergeant
Maxence Mailfort is Sergeant Recounting Dream
Sergeant Recounting Dream
Muni is Peasant
Peasant
Georges Douking is Gardener
Gardener
Christian Baltauss is Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Jacques Rispal is Gendarme
Gendarme
Robert Le Béal is Couturier
Couturier
Robert Benoît is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Anne-Marie Deschodt is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Ellen Bahl is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Jean-Michel Dhermay is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Jean Degrave is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Sébastien Floche is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Claude Jaeger is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Pierre Lary is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Alix Mahieux is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Robert Party is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Amparo Soler Leal is (uncredited)
(uncredited)
Madeleine Bouchez is Tea Salon Patron (uncredited)
Tea Salon Patron (uncredited)
Roger Caccia is Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)
Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)