Show All… It is definitely satire, though, that much I can say with confidence. It deserves a very through analysis (and I’ll be writing one up soon), and I’m not sure how I feel about the narrative being carried by the core metaphor Buñuel is trying to get at. Witty political satire with a daring and groundbreaking story formula, but heavy-handed in the use of symbolism. Fernando Rey Delphine Seyrig Paul Frankeur Bulle Ogier Stéphane Audran Jean-Pierre Cassel Julien Bertheau Claude Piéplu Michel Piccoli François Maistre Pierre Maguelon Maxence Mailfort Milena Vukotić Maria Gabriella Maione Muni Georges Douking Christian Baltauss Bernard Musson Jacques Rispal Robert le Béal Robert Benoît Anne-Marie Deschodt Ellen Bahl Jean-Michel Dhermay Jean Degrave Sébastien Floche Claude Jaeger Pierre Lary Alix Mahieux Directed by Luis Buñuel. I do not own this video and music. Holy bejeezus, what an odd film. In a sense, this feels like a thematic precursor to She Dies Tomorrow (in terms of how it explores its central thesis), so take that as you will. Report this film, this is my fav track off the new vampire weeekend album :). I really loved it. Even the most surrealistic incident within this dreamlike series of events carries an unflinching eye, viewing all the strange and despicable behavior like a curious animal; wide-eyed and casually attentive. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie ( 156 ) IMDb 7.9 1 h 41 min 1972 ALL In Luis Bunuel's satiric, Oscar-winning 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. Bunuel invites the characters to dinners and interrupts them, though they are frustrated, they keep trying again and again and expects others to serve them, Bunuel exposes the hypocrisy and entitlement of the capitalist elite through these characters. Rent The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972) starring Fernando Rey and Paul Frankeur on DVD and Blu-ray. Just when you think you have your bearings; and escape into a lush field of meaning is within grasp; he pounces again. An easy way of seeing how…, hamburger splash 1,836 films 13,650 98 Edit, Updated: January 15, 2020 Created: January 19, 2013 View More Lists Follow Me, ——————————————————————— CRITERION CHALLENGE 2021 ➔ ———————————————————————, Mark Gubarenko 1,001 films 3,160 205 Edit, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. The dinner guests bashfully mumble something about having forgotten their lines and hastily scurry off stage. I’ve read that Buñuel was an accomplished hypnotist in his youth, and that he believed that the movies were a form of hypnotism. Filmed exceptionally well, it's such a beautiful tableau to look at. Peter Stanley 1,235 films 44,947 1366 Edit, All the films from all the editions, including those subsequently removed, presently totalling 1235. Buñuel has the same high regard for both his characters and audience alike. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Something about the absurdity, perhaps even malignancy of bourgeois pretension, with a strong, insistently funny reminder of mortality. A winding, inescapable nightmare separated by emptiness. Dozens of frames are filled with clever filmic devices: environmental noises increase inordinately during routine conversations; an ambiguous procession is inserted freely within the text. Its structure, beginning like an awkward play of misunderstandings, soon dissolves into a satirical depiction of grating realities, utilizing the energy of chaos as a contrast between the consistently still and contained imagery. Hard to quantify the cumulative satirical force this movie brings to bear, as it maintains the same level of genial drollery from start to finish. 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2020 Edition), The 1001 Greatest Films, ranked as objectively as possible, The 100 Greatest Documentaries, ranked as objectively as possible, Every Film Ever Nominated For An Academy Award In Any Category, Harvard Film PhD Program: Narrative Films. Filmed exceptionally well, it's such a beautiful tableau to look at. IMDb I didn’t get it, anyway I have a dinner party to attend. MomSaysItsOK 1,000 films 9,109 106 Edit, In April 2018, the subreddit /r/TrueFilm voted for a canon of 1000 films. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie could be considered as an anti-capitalist movie. The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, France / Italy / Spain, dir. The film pokes fun at so many things it could be (and probably has been) the subject of many a PhD dissertation. The film received the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and a nomination for Best Original Screenplay. Not my thing, and unfortunately seems to be a mainstay among many directors' bodies of work. This is Buñuel's metaphor for the aristocracy, the titular discreet charm of the bourgeoisie—so discreet, in fact, that you might not be able to see it at all. Bio: yeet The film pokes fun at so many things it could be (and probably has been) the subject of many a PhD dissertation. An easy way of seeing how…, hamburger splash 1,836 films 13,650 98 Edit, Updated: January 15, 2020 Created: January 19, 2013 View More Lists Follow Me, ——————————————————————— CRITERION CHALLENGE 2021 ➔ ———————————————————————, Mark Gubarenko 1,001 films 3,160 205 Edit, List made from the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die. All I can say is it is truly odd, and compelling and engaging and I loved it. Close to 300 users submitted a list…, This is a suggested viewing list of narrative films for the Film and Visual Studies PhD offered by Harvard University.…, *Updated 1/15/21* Working my way through the entire Criterion Collection one spine number at a time. At some point in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (any sense of time, whether diegetic or otherwise, quickly becomes meaningless as scene after scene ends with a character waking up and reflecting, "What a strange dream I've just had…"), the main characters go to a dinner party at a colonel's house where they're served fake plastic chicken, and then a large curtain is pulled back to reveal a theater audience. This review may contain spoilers. Something about the absurdity, perhaps even malignancy of bourgeois pretension, with a strong, insistently funny reminder of mortality. Ones that do have an analytical purpose and meaning, but can be…, NeverTooEarlyMP 4,925 films 7,655 460 Edit. 570 films watched. ‘Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie’ My first Buñuel, and to be honest, I’m a bit perplexed by this one. Apart from the superb copy of THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, you will be able to watch a documentary produced by french and spanish television about Luis Bunuel's career with a lot of accurate interviews of the friends, the family and the actors who have surrounded the spanish genius. Close to 300 users submitted a list…, This is a suggested viewing list of narrative films for the Film and Visual Studies PhD offered by Harvard University.…, *Updated 1/15/21* Working my way through the entire Criterion Collection one spine number at a time. In typical Luis Buñuel fashion, The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie surrealistically skewers the conventions of society. What can I say; I think I’ve found a new favourite director after a single film. Report this film, this is my fav track off the new vampire weeekend album :). 353 likes. Too dumb to get what’s happening here but it “felt” funny! A lovely film which is suffused with a wonderful dream like quality that wavers between the absurd and the disturbing. TMDb I mean truly odd. I found The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie to be pretty funny, though this movie might not be for everyone, surrealism is heavily used in this movie, and Bunuel is not just trying to frustrate the main characters, he is trying to frustrate the audience too. Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Someone's going to tell the truth about the bourgeoisie!" The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a surreal drama directed by Luis Bunuel. A wry, funny film. I’ve read that Buñuel was an accomplished hypnotist in his youth, and that he believed that the movies were a form of hypnotism. And a nomination for Best Original Screenplay I ’ m a bit perplexed by this.. 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