The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Name: The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
Released: 1972

Luis Buñuel

class satire unfulfilled desire social rituals surrealism hypocrisy

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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.

Year1972

CountrySpain

DirectorLuis Buñuel

Cinematic DNA

Buñuel is a huge influence. Especially ‘The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie’ and ‘Viridiana’ for their portrayal of hypocrisy and absurd rituals of the upper class. I think the tone of ‘Parasite’ is very similar to his, navigating between humor and darkness, satire and drama.

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This Film Influenced

→ Parasite (2019) → Adaptation (2002) → The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018)