The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Luis Buñuel
1972-09-15


7.474
101 min

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

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