The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1h 41min

Comedy

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

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Don Rafael
Delphine Seyrig

Delphine Seyrig

Simone Thévenot
Paul Frankeur

Paul Frankeur

François Thévenot
Stéphane Audran

Stéphane Audran

Alice Sénéchal
Bulle Ogier

Bulle Ogier

Florence
Jean-Pierre Cassel

Jean-Pierre Cassel

Henri Sénéchal
Julien Bertheau

Julien Bertheau

Monsignor Dufour
Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Interior Minister
François Maistre

François Maistre

Inspector Delecluze
Pierre Maguelon

Pierre Maguelon

Police Sergeant
Maxence Mailfort

Maxence Mailfort

Sergeant Recounting Dream
Muni

Muni

Peasant
Christian Baltauss

Christian Baltauss

Lt. Hubert de Rochcahin
Robert Benoît

Robert Benoît

(uncredited)
Ellen Bahl

Ellen Bahl

(uncredited)
Jean Degrave

Jean Degrave

(uncredited)
Sébastien Floche

Sébastien Floche

(uncredited)
Claude Jaeger

Claude Jaeger

(uncredited)
Pierre Lary

Pierre Lary

(uncredited)
Alix Mahieux

Alix Mahieux

(uncredited)
Robert Party

Robert Party

(uncredited)
Amparo Soler Leal

Amparo Soler Leal

(uncredited)
Madeleine Bouchez

Madeleine Bouchez

Tea Salon Patron (uncredited)
Roger Caccia

Roger Caccia

Tea Salon Pianist (uncredited)

Release date

15th Sep 1972

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Français, Español