The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
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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Cast

Fernando Rey Fernando Rey As: Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig Delphine Seyrig As: Mme Thevenot
Paul Frankeur Paul Frankeur As: M. Thevenot
Stéphane Audran Stéphane Audran As: Alice Sénéchal
Bulle Ogier Bulle Ogier As: Florence
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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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Certification: 12

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: Español, Français

Release Date: 15 September 1972

Country: FR, IT, ES

Runtime: 101m

Company Credits

Company: Greenwich Film Production

Budget: $800,000

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Cast

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Don Rafael

Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Mme Thevenot

Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

M. Thevenot

Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Alice Sénéchal

Bulle Ogier

Bulle Ogier

Florence

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

Directed By

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Director

Pierre Lary

Pierre Lary

Assistant Director

Arnie Gelbart

Arnie Gelbart

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Serge Silberman

Serge Silberman

Producer

Pierre Lefait

Pierre Lefait

Location Manager

Jean Lara

Jean Lara

Unit Manager

Ulrich Picard

Ulrich Picard

Production Manager

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Jacqueline Guyot

Jacqueline Guyot

Costume Design

Odette Berroyer

Odette Berroyer

Makeup Artist

Fernande Hugi

Fernande Hugi

Makeup Artist

Sound

Luis Buñuel

Luis Buñuel

Sound Effects

Jacques Carrère

Jacques Carrère

Sound Mixer

Guy Villette

Guy Villette

Sound Engineer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Edmond Richard

Edmond Richard

Director of Photography

Bernard Noisette

Bernard Noisette

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Albert Rajau

Albert Rajau

Assistant Art Director

François Suné

François Suné

Property Master

Pierre Guffroy

Pierre Guffroy

Production Design

Albert Rajau

Albert Rajau

Assistant Production Design

Other Crew

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