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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Director: Luis Buñuel Run Time: 102 min. Format: DCP Rating: PG Release Year: 1972 Language: French with English subtitles

Starring: Fernando Rey, Delphine Seyrig, Paul Frankeur, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel

The ambassador of the Latin American republic of Miranda (Fernando Rey), M. Thevenot (Paul Frankeur), his wife Simone (Delphine Seyrig) and her sister Florence (Bulle Ogier) arrive for a dinner party at the house of Alice Sénéchal (Stéphane Audran) and her husband Henri (Jean-Pierre Cassel), only to learn that they were mistaken about the date. In director Luis Buñuel’s surreal fantasy, the six bourgeois friends repeatedly gather for a dinner that never quite arrives.

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