The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Synopsis

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

Don Rafael

Delphine Seyrig

Simone Thévenot

Paul Frankeur

François Thévenot

Stéphane Audran

Alice Sénéchal

Bulle Ogier

Florence

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Henri Sénéchal

Julien Bertheau

Monsignor Dufour

Claude Piéplu

Colonel

Michel Piccoli

Interior Minister

François Maistre

Inspector Delecluze

Pierre Maguelon

Police Sergeant

Maxence Mailfort

Sergeant Recounting Dream

Milena Vukotić

Ines

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Maria Gabriella Maione

Guerrilla

Muni

Peasant

Georges Douking

Gardener

Christian Baltauss

Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin

Bernard Musson

Waiter

Jacques Rispal

Gendarme

Robert Le Béal

Couturier

Crew

Art

• Albert Rajau Assistant Production Design
• Pierre Guffroy Production Design
• Albert Rajau Assistant Art Director
• François Suné Property Master

Camera

• Edmond Richard Director of Photography
• Bernard Noisette Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Jacqueline Guyot Costume Design
• Fernande Hugi Makeup Artist
• Odette Berroyer Makeup Artist

Directing

• Luis Buñuel Director
• Arnie Gelbart Assistant Director
• Pierre Lary Assistant Director
• Suzanne Durrenberger Script Supervisor

Editing

• Hélène Plemiannikov Editor
• Gina Pignier Assistant Editor

Production

• Serge Silberman Producer
• Jean Lara Unit Manager
• Pierre Lefait Location Manager
• Ulrich Picard Production Manager

Sound

• Luis Buñuel Sound Effects
• Jacques Carrère Sound Mixer
• Guy Villette Sound Engineer

Writing

• Jean-Claude Carrière Screenplay
• Luis Buñuel Screenplay

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