SPAIN · 1972

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie

Luis Buñuel
class satire unfulfilled desire social rituals surrealism hypocrisy
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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.

Year1972
CountrySpain
DirectorLuis Buñuel
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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Spain · 1972
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