---
title: 'The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Luis Buñuel'
released: '1972-09-15'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-discreet-charm-of-the-bourgeoisie-1972'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068361/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

1972 · 96 min · Drama, Comedy, Fantasy · France, Italy, Spain

Original title: Le Charme discret de la bourgeoisie

## Synopsis

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie is a 1972 surrealist satirical dark comedy film directed by Luis Buñuel, who wrote the screenplay in collaboration with Jean-Claude Carrière. The narrative concerns a group of French bourgeoisie and the fictional South American country of Miranda's ambassador to France attempting—despite continual interruptions—to dine together. The film stars Fernando Rey, Paul Frankeur, Delphine Seyrig, Bulle Ogier, Stéphane Audran, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Julien Bertheau and Milena Vukotic.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel)
- **Screenplay:** [Luis Buñuel](https://cinepixo.com/people/luis-bunuel), [Jean-Claude Carrière](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-carriere)
- **Producer:** [Serge Silberman](https://cinepixo.com/people/serge-silberman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Edmond Richard](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-richard)
- **Editor:** [Hélène Plemiannikov](https://cinepixo.com/people/helene-plemiannikov)

## Cast

- [Claude Piéplu](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-pieplu)
- [Maxence Mailfort](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxence-mailfort)
- [Madeleine Bouchez](https://cinepixo.com/people/madeleine-bouchez)
- [Michel Piccoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/michel-piccoli)
- [Maria Gabriella Maione](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-gabriella-maione)
- [Christian Baltauss](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-baltauss)
- [Robert Benoit](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-benoit)
- [Alix Mahieux](https://cinepixo.com/people/alix-mahieux)
- [Julien Bertheau](https://cinepixo.com/people/julien-bertheau)
- [Stéphane Audran](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephane-audran)
- [Paul Frankeur](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-frankeur)
- [Robert Party](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-party)
- [Sébastien Floche](https://cinepixo.com/people/sebastien-floche)
- [Bulle Ogier](https://cinepixo.com/people/bulle-ogier)
- [Anne-Marie Deschodt](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-marie-deschodt)

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