THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE (LE CHARME DISCRET DE LA BOURGEOISIE) BY LUIS BUNUEL

The film is about a gathering of bourgeois friends and the four dreams the characters. In the beginning the film focuses on the gathering but later on the focus shifts towards their dreams. The film revolves around six middle class people and their continuous interruption to sit for a meal together. There is a recurring scene throughout the film, where the six people are seen walking silently and purposefully along, isolated long country road towards an unknown destination. The film ends also with this sequence.

Key casts are Fernando Rey as Rafael Acosta, Paul Frankeur as M.Thevenot, Delphine Seyrig as Simone Thevenot, Bulle Ogier as Florence and others.



10 Reasons you should watch The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoise:

1. Luis Bunuel presents his dubious and surreal subjects in a gleeful delight.
2. The film's plot is very unfamiliar and has got sharper edges.
3. Bunuel is considered to be one of the brilliant film makers and so is his film The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeosis.
4. The surrealistic film gives you dreams and fantasies.
5. The film retains its elements of surrealism while remaining one of the more accessible and playful.
6. The chic stylishness of the characters seems to be satirically revealing.
7. The Discreet Charm Of The Bourgeoisie is one of the best French films.
8. The film ranks under top 100 foreign films.
9. The movie is a pleasure to cinema lovers.
10. All the actors have performed as par excellence.

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- Academy Awards Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay

* National Prize for Arts and Sciences of "fine arts", 1977

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